In Croatia, Žuraj families are Croats (from Zabok area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Klanjec.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Žuraj live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (10), Radakovo in Zabok area (<10), and in Fuka in Vrbovec area (<5).