Surname Ruža in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ruža families are Croats (from Varazdin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Pozega.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Ruža live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Varazdin (<10), Zagreb (<5), Pozega (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ruža (including: Ruza , Ruzza , Ruzha , Ruzsa , Hruza , Ruzah and Rueza ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. "Rueza " is used by few people in the United States. "Ruzsa " is used by some 700 people in Hungary , about 200 in Romania , and some 100 people in the United States. "Hruza " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in the United States , and some 80 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Darko Ruža, Franjo Ruža, Paulina Ruža, Vlatka Ruža, Stjepan Ruža, Alen Ruža, Dada Ruža, Vladko Ruža, Ružica Ruža, Marija Ruža, Zdravko Ruža, Tatjana Ruža, Ivica Ruža, Katarina Ruža, Ljubica Ruža, Bosiljka Ruža, Ruža Ruža, Pavica Ruža, Monika Ruža

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1937 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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