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Surname Goronja in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Goronja families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Rijeka ), and very rarely Montenegrins (also from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area) and in Osijek area.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Goronja live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), Zagreb (<10), Tenja (<10), Sisak (<10), and in Visnjevac (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Goronja (including: Goronya , Goronia ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Goronja " is used by some 60 people in Moldova , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Goronia " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Zlatko Goronja,
Ljiljana Goronja,
Marko Goronja,
Nada Goronja,
Miodrag Goronja,
Ranko Goronja,
Slađana Goronja,
Sanja Goronja,
Drago Goronja,
Tomislav Goronja,
Goran Goronja,
Marija Goronja,
Jacinta Goronja,
Mirjana Goronja,
Dragana Goronja,
Draginja Goronja,
Dragan Goronja,
Milorad Goronja,
Rajko Goronja