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Surname Goja in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Goja families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ), barely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Goja live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zadar (25), Ugljan on the Island of Ugljan (10), Zagreb (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Pula (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Goja (including: Goya , Goia , Gaja , Gooya , Gojja , Golya , Goojha , Gojha and Ghoja ) is present in 128 countries worldwide. "Ghoja " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Goojha " is used by small number of people in Mauritius , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Gooya " is used by some 1000 people in Iran , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Željko Goja,
Stanislav Goja,
Jadranka Goja,
Kristijan Goja,
Gordana Goja,
Sandra Goja,
Huanita Goja,
Marin Goja,
Mirjana Goja,
Jordan Goja,
Tanja Goja,
Jasmina Goja,
Nela Goja,
Vojko Goja,
Sanja Goja,
Ines Goja,
Anita Goja,
Ana Goja,
Bojan Goja
