Surname Adžija in modern Croatia

Adžija families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotsko and in Imotski area. In Kartalije in Duga Resa area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Adžija.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Adžija live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Glavina Donja (20), Donji Prolozac in Imotski area (20), Gospic (15), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Adžija (including: Adzija , Adiya , Adhiya , Adiyah , Adijah , Adilya , Ahdiya , Adtiya , Adija and Adiyya ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. "Adhiya " is used by some 100 people in Uganda , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Hadzija " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maja Adžija, Jasminka Adžija, Ante Adžija, Katica Adžija, Ana Adžija, Božidar Adžija, Željko Adžija, Milan Adžija, Ladislav Adžija, Anka Adžija, Nino Adžija, Leona Adžija, Marijana Adžija, Drago Adžija, Ivanka Adžija, Hrvoje Adžija, Iv Adžija, Anela Adžija, Nikola Adžija

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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