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Surname Rahija in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Rahija families are Croats (from Ozalj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj area and in Slovenia. In Mošanci in Ozalj area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Rahija.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Rahija live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Mosanci in Ozalj area (25), Slavonski Brod (<10), and in Zakanje (<10), Brihovo (<10) and Sracak (<10) in Ozalj area.
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Outside Croatia
At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (3), Germany (3), Australia (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Rahija (including: Rathiya , Rahiya , Rahieva , Rahiyah , Rachdiya and Rachiya ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Rahija " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Germany. "Rahiya " is used by small number of people in Kazakhstan , small number of people in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia.
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Characteristic first names
Danijel Rahija,
Dalia Rahija,
Višnja Rahija,
Juro Rahija,
Jasna Rahija,
Snježana Rahija,
Marina Rahija,
Jasminka Rahija,
Davorka Rahija,
Jelena Rahija,
Nikola Rahija,
Tonče Rahija,
Dalibor Rahija,
Irena Rahija,
Tihomir Rahija,
Ivica Rahija,
Mladen Rahija,
Dario Rahija,
Marinka Rahija
