In Croatia, Dževerlija families are predominantly Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Sisak.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Dževerlija live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Sas in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (10), Petrinja (<5), Zagreb (<5), Sisak (<5), and in Zlatar (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Dževerlija is present in this form only in Croatia.
