In Croatia, Festa families are predominantly Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), rarely Russians (from Novigrad ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Tesanj area).
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Festa live in Croatia today, in three households only. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Novigrad (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Festa is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Festa " is used by some 20000 people in Italy , about 8000 in Brazil , and some 5000 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.
