Surname Joža in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Joža families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Joža live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Kuzminec in Koprivnica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Joža (including: Joza , Józsa , Yoza , Jozsa , Lyoza , Yozsa and Ioza ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Joza " is used by some 500 people in Ecuador , about 400 in Czech Republic , and some 200 people in the United States. "Ioza " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Jozsa " is used by some 900 people in Hungary , about 400 in the United States , and some 90 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Joža, Ivka Joža, Vjekoslav Joža, Marijan Joža, Ljubica Joža, Đurđica Joža, Ivan Joža, Jaga Joža, Josip Joža, Klara Joža, Marija Joža, Marinko Joža, Mijo Joža, Ružica Joža, Vuk Joža, Vukoslav Joža

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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