Surname Španja in modern Croatia

Španja families are Croats and they are mostly from Vodice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Vodice.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Španja live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Vodice (135), Brodarica (50), Sibenik (15), Zagreb (10), and in Vukovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Španja (including: Spanja , Spagna , Spania and Shpanya ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Spanja " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in the Netherlands , and small number of people in Australia. "Shpanya " is used by few people in the United States. "Spagna " is used by some 2000 people in Italy , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Sanja Španja, Mario Španja, Goran Španja, Miroslav Španja, Ruben Španja, Adrijana Španja, Tomislav Španja, Ante Španja, Dijana Španja, Ratko Španja, Bistra Španja, Slavomir Španja, Rolando Španja, Snježana Španja, Antonio Španja, Marko Španja, Fredi Španja, Nada Španja, Brankica Španja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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