In Croatia, Joja families are Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Ugljan and in Zadar.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Joja live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Kukljica on the Island of Ugljan (15), Zadar (10), Zagreb (<10), Petrcane (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).
