Dragoje families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Mostar area) and in Zagreb. In Gnojnice in Herzegovina every sixth inhabitant had the family name Dragoje.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Dragoje live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Dubravka in Dubrovnik area (<10), Split (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Dragoje is present in 7 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.