Surname Burja in modern Croatia

Burja families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko area and in Karlovac. In Brezarić in Jastrebarsko area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Burja.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Burja live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Brezaric in Jastrebarsko area (30), Zagreb (20), Karlovac (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Stupnicki Obrez in Samobor area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Burja (including: Burya , Buria , Burlya , Bhurya , Bhurja , Buryah , Bburya and Buryya ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Burja " is used by some 400 people in Romania , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Nepal. "Buria " is used by some 500 people in Kenya , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Burja, Josip Burja, Andreas Burja, Krunoslav Burja, Boris Burja, Ivan Burja, Alenka Burja, Silva Burja, Božena Burja, Berislav Burja, Ante Burja, Robert Burja, Matija Burja, Alojz Burja, Lojzek Burja, Marijan Burja, Jelena Burja, Zlatko Burja, Tomislav Burja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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