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Surname Žanija in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Žanija families are almost entirely Croats (from Pozega area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Petrinja ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Nasice.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Žanija live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Skenderovci in Pozega area (<10), Petrinja (<10), Nasice (<10), Zoljan (<5), and in Ribnjacka in Grubisno Polje area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Žanija (including: Zanija , Zhvaniya , Zhaniya , Zaniyah , Zaniya , Zanieva and Zhaniia ) is present in 12 countries on three continents. "Zaniya " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Zoran Žanija,
Meliha Žanija,
Nikolina Žanija,
Damir Žanija,
Katarina Žanija,
Ankica Žanija,
Milan Žanija,
Ana Žanija,
Đuro Žanija,
Jela Žanija,
Antun Žanija,
Milka Žanija,
Marija Žanija,
Karlo Žanija,
Nada Žanija,
Ljuba Žanija,
Snježana Žanija,
Ružica Žanija,
Lela Žanija
