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Surname Karinja in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Karinja families are almost entirely Croats (from Dugi (Long) Island ), very rarely Russians (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on Dugi, Long Island and in Zadar.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Karinja live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Zadar (20), Sali on Dugi (Long) Island (10), Rijeka (<10), Split (<5), and in Ploce (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (3) and the United States (1).
Family name Karinja (including: Charinya , Karigna , Karinya and Karinia ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Karinja " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Saudi Arabia.
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Characteristic first names
Lidija Karinja,
Darinko Karinja,
Igor Karinja,
Robert Karinja,
Frane Karinja,
Snježana Karinja,
Zvonko Karinja,
Miroslav Karinja,
Zlata Karinja,
Sandra Karinja,
Božena Karinja,
Božidar Karinja,
Dragica Karinja,
Srećko Karinja,
Radoslav Karinja,
Tea Karinja,
Slaven Karinja,
Jadran Karinja,
Ante Karinja
