Surname Eremija in modern Croatia

Eremija families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina , whereas often Croats (from Vinkovci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and Glina.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Eremija live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rijeka (<10), Vinkovci (<10), Privlaka (<10), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Eremija (including: Eremiya , Eremiea ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Eremija " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Roko Eremija, Vesna Eremija, Ljubica Eremija, Patrizia Eremija, Kata Eremija, Gordana Eremija, Nikolina Eremija, Jasminka Eremija, Margareta Eremija, Žarko Eremija, Stojan Eremija, Jasmina Eremija, Anica Eremija, Mario Eremija, Saša Eremija, Elvis Eremija, Nataša Eremija, Aleksa Eremija, Zorka Eremija

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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