Surname Furundžija in modern Croatia

Furundžija families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Skender Vakuf area) and in Middle Bosnia (Vitez area). In Gornji Orašac in Middle Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Furundžija.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Furundžija live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Jaksic in Pozega area (15), Pula (<10), Cukovec (<10), Nova Kapela in Vrbovec area (<10), and in Vukovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Furundžija (including: Furundzija , Furundjija ) is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Furundzija " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragica Furundžija, Stipan Furundžija, Antonija Furundžija, Manda Furundžija, Danijela Furundžija, Dragomir Furundžija, Gordan Furundžija, Anto Furundžija, Martina Furundžija, Jasmina Furundžija, Matija Furundžija, Damir Furundžija, Gordana Furundžija, Ivo Furundžija, Jako Furundžija, Mijat Furundžija, Branka Furundžija, Vera Furundžija, Anđelka Furundžija

Mentions in sources

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.

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