Surname Davorija in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Davorija families are mainly Serbs, equally Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Davorija live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Glina (<10), Rijeka (<5), Sisak (<5), Drenovac Banski (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Davorija is present in 6 countries on four continents. The family name "Davorija " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Estera Davorija, Ana Davorija, Petar Davorija, Tihana Davorija, Dragan Davorija, Barka Davorija, Robert Davorija, Marija Davorija, Mirjana Davorija, Željka Davorija, Mateja Davorija, Marica Davorija, Jovanka Davorija, Milan Davorija, Alojzija Davorija, Evica Davorija, Živko Davorija, Dušan Davorija, Milja Davorija

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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