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Surname Rota in modern Croatia
Rota families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area , often Italians (from Umag ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Umag. In Kanegra in Buje nearly every inhabitant had the family name Rota.
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Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Rota live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Turanj in Biograd na moru area (<10), Umag (<10), Split (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Rota (including: Rotta , Rotha , Rothra , Rothka , Rottaa , Rotah , Roota , Rothea and Rodta ) is present in 90 countries worldwide. "Rotha " is used by some 4000 people in Cambodia , about 100 in Papua New Guinea , and small number of people in the United States. "Rodta " is used by few people in the United States. "Rothra " is used by some 60 people in Uganda and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Giuseppe Rota,
Đoni Rota,
Maurizio Rota,
Robert Rota,
Vladimir Rota,
Kristina Rota,
Gracijela Rota,
Livija Rota,
Daniel Rota,
Mikele Rota,
Giovanni Rota,
Dijana Rota,
Alberto Rota,
Gabrijela Rota,
Fabrizio Rota,
Tatjana Rota,
Martin Rota,
Zdenko Rota,
Elena Rota
