Surname Guzej in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Guzej families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Backa, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Guzej live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Guzej (including: Güzey , Guzhelya , Guzelya , Guzzey and Guzey ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. "Guzzey " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Guzej, Katarina Guzej, Đurđa Guzej, Đurđica Guzej, Estera Guzej, Alojz Guzej, Slavica Guzej, Nada Guzej, Valerija Guzej

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1943 in source Directorium ARCHI-DIOECESI ZAGREBIENSI.

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