Surname Benzija in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Benzija families are Croats (from Dugi (Long) Island ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on Dugi, Long Island.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Benzija live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Rijeka (<5) and Dragove on Dugi (Long) Island (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (4) and Australia (2).
Family name Benzija is present in three countries on three continents. The family name "Benzija " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zvonko Benzija, Ante Benzija, Branko Benzija, Jasna Benzija, Ivanka Benzija, Nedjeljko Benzija, Anđelo Benzija, Marija Benzija, Marijan Benzija, Agneza Benzija, Božica Benzija, Branka Benzija, Dragomir Benzija, Dušan Benzija, Dušanka Benzija, Frane Benzija, Franjo Benzija, Ivica Benzija, Josip Benzija

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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