Surname Švonja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Švonja families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (also from Obrovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac and Zagreb. In Golubić in Obrovac every ninth inhabitant had the family name Švonja.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Švonja live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Golubic (10), Obrovac (<10), Gracac in Knin area (<10), and in Stikada in Obrovac area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Švonja (including: Svonja , Swonia and Shvonya ) is present in four countries on two continents. "Swonia " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Švonja, Silva Švonja, Nebojša Švonja, Branislav Švonja, Dražen Švonja, Sava Švonja, Tatjana Švonja, Jovana Švonja, Drago Švonja, Vojislav Švonja, Milivoj Švonja, Ljiljana Švonja, Vedran Švonja, Miomir Švonja, Pero Švonja, Nela Švonja, Željko Švonja, Lidija Švonja, Milan Švonja

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