Surname Gaža in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gaža families are mainly Slovaks (from Backa, Vojvodina ), rarely Croats (from Beli Manastir area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Backa, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Gaža live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and two other places, mostly in Beli Manastir (<5), Bilje in Osijek area (<5), and in Petlovac in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gaža (including: Gaza , Gazza , Gazha , Gazzah , Ghaza , Gazzia , Gazzea , Gazhga , Gaaza and Gazah ) is present in 85 countries worldwide. The family name "Gaza " is used by some 9000 people in the Philippines , about 2000 in Zimbabwe , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Gazzia " is used by some 200 people in Argentina , about 100 in Austria , and some 60 people in the United States. "Gazzea " is used by some 200 people in Italy , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlatka Gaža, Pavel Gaža, Marija Gaža, Ana Gaža, Patricia Gaža, Vanesa Gaža

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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