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Surname Buj in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Buj families are Croats (from the Island of Hvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Hvar and in Split.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Buj live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Jelsa on the Island of Hvar (15), Split (15), Zagreb (10), Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<10), and in Kastel Stari (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Buj (including: Bui , Buy , Buey , Bhuj , Bujh , Buly , Bueie , Buyh and Bhujj ) is present in 90 countries worldwide. "Bui " is used by some 3000000 people in Viet Nam , about 60000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in France. "Buly " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Branko Buj,
Marinko Buj,
Damir Buj,
Georges Buj,
Sanja Buj,
Vinko Buj,
Lucija Buj,
Marin Buj,
Jasminka Buj,
Antonia Buj,
Nenad Buj,
Ana Buj,
Ivana Buj,
Natalija Buj,
Ante Buj,
Aleksandra Buj,
Petar Buj,
Vlatka Buj,
Francois Buj
