Surname Bataja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bataja families are Croats (from Buzet area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buzet area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bataja live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Brkac in Buzet area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bataja (including: Batayyah , Bataya , Bathaya , Battaya , Bhataya , Battaja , Bateiha , Bataia and Bathaja ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. "Battaya " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bateiha " is used by few people in United Arab Emirates and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ecio Bataja, Graciela Bataja, Maria Bataja, Ana Bataja, Anamarija Bataja, Antica Bataja, Anton Bataja, Antonija Bataja, Antun Bataja, Ivan Bataja, Ivanka Bataja, Jakov Bataja, Jele Bataja, Marija Bataja, Mariza Bataja, Nikola Bataja

Mentions in sources

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

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