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Surname Ruga in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Ruga families are Croats (from Vrbovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrbovec area and in Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Ruga live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Sesvete (10), Vrbovec (<10), Kraljev Vrh in Vrbovec area (<10), Vukovje Zelinsko (<5), and in Gornja Velika in Vrbovec area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Ruga (including: Ruggia , Rugga , Rugghia , Rugha , Rughia , Ruhga , Eruga and Ruega ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. "Ruega " is used by few people in the United States. "Ruhga " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Ruggia " is used by some 500 people in Italy , about 300 in Argentina , and some 100 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Drago Ruga,
Matija Ruga,
Željko Ruga,
Dražen Ruga,
Željka Ruga,
Velimir Ruga,
Slavko Ruga,
Ljerka Ruga,
Ivan Ruga,
Pietro Ruga,
Božica Ruga,
Radivoj Ruga,
Đuro Ruga,
Marijana Ruga,
Krunoslav Ruga,
Marijo Ruga,
Sanja Ruga,
Marica Ruga,
Blaž Ruga