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Surname Olija in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Olija families are generally Croats (from Petrinja ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Glina.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Olija live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Sisak (<10), Zupic (<5), Klobucak (<5), Ivanec (<5), and in Sunja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Olija (including: Oliya , Holijah , Holiyah , Holiya , Holija , Oliyah and Oliea ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. "Oliea " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ivica Olija,
Dubravko Olija,
Ivan Olija,
Dalibor Olija,
Josip Olija,
Barica Olija,
Katica Olija,
Željko Olija,
Ivana Olija,
Ivo Olija,
Milan Olija,
Ljubica Olija,
Bara Olija,
Ruža Olija,
Marija Olija,
Borka Olija,
Borislav Olija,
Kata Olija,
Jela Olija