Surname Busija in modern Croatia

Busija families are Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg and Gospic.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Busija live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Ludbreg (40), Zagreb (20), Pokupsko in Glina area (20), Bilaj (20), and in Velika Gorica (10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Canada (1), the United States (1), Australia (1), and to France (1).
Family name Busija (including: Busieka , Busiya , Bushiya , Busiyah , Busietta and Bhusiya ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Busija " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Ante Busija, Perica Busija, Goran Busija, Stjepan Busija, Irena Busija, Renata Busija, Ivica Busija, Ankica Busija, Višnja Busija, Mirko Busija, Laura Busija, Zvjezdana Busija, Alen Busija, Spomenko Busija, Damir Busija, Marina Busija, Renato Busija, Katarina Busija, Zoran Busija

Mentions in sources

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

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