Surname Felja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Felja families are Croats (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Osijek area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Felja live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Ivanovac in Osijek area (<10), Sveti Kriz in Klanjec area (<10), Kutina (<10), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Felja (including: Felia , Phelia and Feglia ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. "Phelia " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Feglia " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Felja, Marjan Felja, Mirela Felja, Antun Felja, Miroslav Felja, Zdenko Felja, Tomislav Felja, Vjekoslav Felja, Josipa Felja, Barbara Felja, Davor Felja, Željko Felja, Anđelka Felja, Ljiljana Felja, Mario Felja, Rozalija Felja, Stjepan Felja, Nevenka Felja, Danica Felja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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