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Surname Džaja in modern Croatia
Džaja families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Imotski area. In Medovdolac in Imotski area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Džaja.
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Prevalence
About 620 people with faimily name Džaja live in Croatia today, in 240 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 37 cities and 49 other places, mostly in Split (105), Zagreb (105), Zadar (55), Sesvete (35), and in Solin (25).
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Outside Croatia
At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (6), Australia (1), Canada (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Džaja (including: Daya , Dzaja , Djaja , Daja , Dhaja , Dzhaya , Dzaya , Dajah , Djajah and Daaja ) is present in 103 countries worldwide. "Djaja " is used by some 10000 people in Indonesia , about 90 in the United States , and some 70 people in Japan. "Dajah " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Daaja " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ana Džaja,
Matko Džaja,
Maja Džaja,
Ivan Džaja,
Damir Džaja,
Nikola Džaja,
Vladimir Džaja,
Branko Džaja,
Petar Džaja,
Mate Džaja,
Neda Džaja,
Stanislava Džaja,
Ilija Džaja,
Anđelko Džaja,
Dinko Džaja,
Lidija Džaja,
Vjera Džaja,
Josip Džaja,
Marko Džaja