In Croatia, Poduje families are generally Croats (from the Island of Vis ), barely Albanians (also from the Island of Vis ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Vis.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Poduje live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Vis on the Island of Vis (25), Zagreb (<10), Kastel Luksic (<5), Split (<5), and in Pula (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Poduje is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Poduje " is used by some 200 people in Chile , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Guatemala.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
