Surname Panđa in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Panđa families are Croats (from Biograd na moru ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Biograd na moru and Zadar.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Panđa live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Biograd na moru (30), Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (<10), Cepin in Osijek area (<5), Vodjinci in Vinkovci area (<5), and in Djurdjic in Bjelovar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Panđa (including: Panda , Pandya , Pandja , Pandia , Pangia , Pandha , Pandah , Pandaa , Pannda and Pangya ) is present in 138 countries worldwide. "Pandya " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Kenya , and some 4000 people in Uganda. "Pangia " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 200 in the United States , and some 70 people in Argentina. "Phanda " is used by small number of people in Thailand , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Panđa, Snježana Panđa, Marina Panđa, Zdenka Panđa, Sendi Panđa, Drago Panđa, Tihomir Panđa, Marija Panđa, Miro Panđa, Ante Panđa, Čedo Panđa, Sandra Panđa, Natalija Panđa, Cvjetko Panđa, Soka Panđa, Dunja Panđa, Josip Panđa, Vladimir Panđa, Ivan Panđa

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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