Surname Delja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Delja families are Serbs.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Delja live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Strmica (<5) and Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Delja (including: Delia , Delya , Dellia , Deliah , Dehlia , Dellina , Dellima , Dellica and Delyya ) is present in 83 countries worldwide. The family name "Delja " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Delia " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Romania , and some 7000 people in Mexico. "Dellia " is used by some 90 people in Brazil , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Đulijana Delja, Anica Delja, Nikola Delja, Marija Delja, Siniša Delja, Dušan Delja, Elena Delja, Sava Delja, Branko Delja, Jeka Delja, Jelica Delja, Joka Delja, Mirko Delja, Savo Delja, Spas Delja, Spase Delja, Spasenija Delja, Spaso Delja, Stevanija Delja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1943 in source Directorium ARCHI-DIOECESI ZAGREBIENSI.

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