Surname Barkiđija in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Barkiđija families are almost entirely Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on Peljesac Peninsula and in Dubrovnik area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Barkiđija live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (10), Ston on the Peljesac peninsula (<10), Cavtat in Dubrovnik area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Barkiđija (including: Barkidjija , Barkigjija and Barkidija ) is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Barkidjija " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Barkiđija, Ivica Barkiđija, Teo Barkiđija, Đuro Barkiđija, Miho Barkiđija, Srećan Barkiđija, Maita Barkiđija, Ivan Barkiđija, Mihael Barkiđija, Nikša Barkiđija, Božo Barkiđija, Zdravko Barkiđija, Franica Barkiđija, Ivo Barkiđija, Mateo Barkiđija, Teodora Barkiđija, Ivanka Barkiđija, Vera Barkiđija, Vlaho Barkiđija

Mentions in sources

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories