Surname Poje in modern Croatia

Poje families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Cabar , rarely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cabar. In Gornji Žagari in Cabar every eighth inhabitant had the family name Poje.

Prevalence

About 410 people with faimily name Poje live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 47 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Slavonski Brod (25), Osijek (20), Vezisce in Ivanic-Grad area (20), and in Sesvete (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), France (3), and to the United States (2).
Family name Poje (including: Paje , Polyte , Poye , Pojje , Poie , Polye , Polyne , Pooyeh and Pajhe ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. The family name "Poje " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 90 in Canada , and some 80 people in France. "Poye " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in France , and some 80 people in Papua New Guinea. "Paje " is used by some 10000 people in the Philippines , about 400 in Brazil , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Poje, Gorazd Poje, Antun Poje, Nevenka Poje, Robert Poje, Zvonko Poje, Mirko Poje, Roman Poje, Ivan Poje, Irena Poje, Kristijan Poje, Marija Poje, Miroslav Poje, Mario Poje, Vlado Poje, Inga Poje, Mato Poje, Mateja Poje, Ivica Poje

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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