Surname Blinja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Blinja families are Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Hrvatska Kostajnica area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Blinja live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Sesvete (<5), Petrinja (<5), Kastel Stari (<5), and in Hrvatska Dubica in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Blinja (including: Blinya , Blinia ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. "Blinya " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Blinia " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Blinja, Davor Blinja, Ankica Blinja, Mijo Blinja, Danijel Blinja, Marijan Blinja, Tomislav Blinja, Mirna Blinja, Ivica Blinja, Mirjana Blinja, Ruža Blinja, Jadranka Blinja, Dejan Blinja, Željko Blinja, Tihomir Blinja, Martin Blinja, Nada Blinja, Đurđica Blinja, Toma Blinja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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