Surname Gadže in modern Croatia

Gadže families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Gadže live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Sesvete (15), Ploce (15), Cerna in Zupanja area (<10), and in Retkovci in Vinkovci area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gadže (including: Gade , Gadde , Gadze , Gadhe , Ghade , Gaade , Gadee , Gadje , Gadeh and Gahde ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. "Gade " is used by some 6000 people in Germany , about 5000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Indonesia. "Gadde " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 80 in Tanzania , and some 70 people in Canada. "Gadhe " is used by small number of people in Korea (South) , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Davor Gadže, Milodrag Gadže, Svetimir Gadže, Rudolf Gadže, Lidija Gadže, Ankica Gadže, Ivan Gadže, Ivana Gadže, Gordana Gadže, Goran Gadže, Drago Gadže, Tomislav Gadže, Željko Gadže, Sanja Gadže, Josipa Gadže, Zdravko Gadže, Anđa Gadže, Janja Gadže, Bojana Gadže

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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