Surname Župa in modern Croatia

Župa families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Split.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Župa live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Krusvar (60) and Kosute (50) in Sinj area, Split (50), Solin (40), and in Turjaci (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Župa (including: Zupa , Zuppa and Zhupa ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Zupa " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 400 in Slovakia , and some 300 people in Brazil. "Zhupa " is used by some 600 people in Albania , about 60 in Italy , and small number of people in the United States. "Zuppa " is used by some 600 people in Italy , about 500 in Mexico , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordan Župa, Zdenko Župa, Mirjana Župa, Frane Župa, Denija Župa, Sanja Župa, Dijana Župa, Josip Župa, Ante Župa, Željana Župa, Petar Župa, Stipe Župa, Marin Župa, Andro Župa, Ivan Župa, Marko Župa, Dragana Župa, Ivana Župa, Ivica Župa

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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