Surname Begonja in modern Croatia

Begonja families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area and according to some sources the family name originates from Sedramic near Drnis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar area and in Zadar. In Privlaka in Zadar area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Begonja.

Prevalence

About 490 people with faimily name Begonja live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 420 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 36 other places, mostly in Privlaka in Zadar area (210), Zadar (90), Split (55), Rijeka (35), and in Privlaka (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (6), the United States (5), and to Germany (2).
Family name Begonja is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Begonja " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number in Australia. "Begonia " is used by some 1000 people in the Philippines , about 300 in the United States , and some 60 people in Pakistan.

Characteristic first names

Davor Begonja, Zlatko Begonja, Ivan Begonja, Marin Begonja, Helga Begonja, Ružica Begonja, Damir Begonja, Zoran Begonja, Branko Begonja, Branimir Begonja, Franjo Begonja, Boris Begonja, Veljko Begonja, Duško Begonja, Danijela Begonja, Zdenka Begonja, Lucija Begonja, Nediljko Begonja, Zvonko Begonja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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