Surname Roža in modern Croatia

Roža families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Rovinj , less frequently Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Rovinj. In Kršanci in Pazin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Roža.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Roža live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Rovinj (30), Krsanci in Pazin area (20), Osijek (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Suza in Beli Manastir area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Canada (3) and the United States (1).
Family name Roža (including: Roza , Rozza , Rozsa , Rooza , Rozhka , Rozah , Rozhda , Rozha , Rozhna and Rhoza ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. "Rozha " is used by few people in the United States. "Rozsa " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 700 in the United States , and some 90 people in Germany. "Rózsa " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Roža, Rajko Roža, Jasmina Roža, Fernando Roža, Elizabet Roža, Ivan Roža, Saša Roža, Boris Roža, Martina Roža, Zvonimir Roža, Stefan Roža, Mateo Roža, Darinka Roža, Marino Roža, Biserka Roža, Damir Roža, Nenad Roža, Božena Roža, Marijan Roža

Mentions in sources

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

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