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Surname Karija in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Karija families are Croats (from Samobor area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor area and in Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Karija live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Oresje (15), Strmec (<10), Bestovje (<5) and Sveta Nedelja (<5) in Samobor area.
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Outside Croatia
Family name Karija (including: Kariya , Karieva , Kariyah , Karijah , Kharija , Karieza , Kariemah , Kharijah and Kariia ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. The family name "Karija " is used by some 80 people in Indonesia , about 60 in Uganda , and small number of people in the United States. "Carija " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Germany. "Khariya " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Mirela Karija,
Smiljana Karija,
Dražen Karija,
Josip Karija,
Vesna Karija,
Ivo Karija,
Ivana Karija,
Monika Karija,
Stjepan Karija,
Mirjana Karija,
Jasminka Karija,
Drago Karija,
Dominik Karija,
Vera Karija,
Dragutin Karija,
Alojz Karija,
Anica Karija,
Snježana Karija,
Ivica Karija