In Croatia, Despoja families are predominantly Croats (from the Island of Rab ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Despoja live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Banjol on the Island of Rab (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Despoja is present in four countries on three continents.