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Surname Pirija in modern Croatia
Pirija families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Murter , rarely Bosniaks (from north Herzegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and on the Island of Murter. In Vrbljani in North Herzegovina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Pirija.
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Prevalence
About 190 people with faimily name Pirija live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Sibenik (40), Jezera on the Island of Murter (40), Zagreb (20), Kastel Stari (20), and in Rijeka (10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Pirija (including: Piriya , Pirieva ) is present in 29 countries worldwide.
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Characteristic first names
Kristina Pirija,
Nikola Pirija,
Vilma Pirija,
Drago Pirija,
Igor Pirija,
Branka Pirija,
Ružica Pirija,
Memica Pirija,
Ariana Pirija,
Samir Pirija,
Jagoda Pirija,
Milan Pirija,
Marin Pirija,
Vinko Pirija,
Anita Pirija,
Ana Pirija,
Ljiljana Pirija,
Ivana Pirija,
Damir Pirija
