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.
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.