Surname Beronja in modern Croatia

Beronja families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), whereas often Croats (from Pleternica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Slavonski Brod. In Veliki Radić in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every fourth inhabitant had the family name Beronja.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Beronja live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Split (10), Brodski Stupnik in Pleternica area (10), Dvor in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Beronja (including: Beronia , Beronya and Berogna ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Beronja " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Germany. "Beronia " is used by some 500 people in the Philippines , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Mijo Beronja, Vladimir Beronja, Branko Beronja, Zdenko Beronja, Jela Beronja, Nela Beronja, Željko Beronja, Ljubica Beronja, Saša Beronja, Dražen Beronja, Zoran Beronja, Danijela Beronja, Katarina Beronja, Branka Beronja, Ivica Beronja, Dragiša Beronja, Marica Beronja, Milena Beronja, Stjepan Beronja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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