Surname Gergeta in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gergeta families are generally Croats (from Rovinj area ), rarely Italians (also from Rovinj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Porec and Pula.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Gergeta live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Funtana in Rovinj area (10), Pula (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Porec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gergeta is present in 10 countries on four continents.

Characteristic first names

Kristijan Gergeta, Antonio Gergeta, Lidija Gergeta, Kristina Gergeta, Gianpaolo Gergeta, Roberto Gergeta, Franko Gergeta, Elide Gergeta, Karmen Gergeta, Mauro Gergeta, Redento Gergeta, Karlo Gergeta, Libero Gergeta, Elio Gergeta, Milka Gergeta, Zora Gergeta, Marija Gergeta, Ada Gergeta, Luiza Gergeta

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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