Surname Gega in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gega families are generally Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ), rarely Albanians (from Rovinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Zupanja area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Gega live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Sibenik (<10), Rovinj (<10), Zagreb (<10), Zadar (<10), and in Strosinci in Zupanja area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Argentina (1).
Family name Gega (including: Gherega , Ghega , Geega and Gheghea ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Gega " is used by some 2000 people in Albania , about 500 in Italy , and some 400 people in the United States. "Geega " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Anita Gega, Emilija Gega, Anica Gega, Vesna Gega, Ivica Gega, Laura Gega, Andrija Gega, Nikolina Gega, Kristina Gega, Dino Gega, Ante Gega, Juraj Gega, Petar Gega, Jadranka Gega, Željko Gega, Milan Gega, Božica Gega, Davor Gega, Zdenko Gega

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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