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Surname Rustja in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Rustja families are predominantly Croats (from Karlovac ), rarely Slovenes (from Rijeka ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Rustja live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Karlovac (<10), Sirinec in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Pula (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Rustja (including: Rustia , Rustya and Rrustja ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Rustia " is used by some 5000 people in the Philippines , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Indonesia. "Rrustja " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Andrej Rustja,
Danijela Rustja,
Bojan Rustja,
Krešimir Rustja,
Antonija Rustja,
Darij Rustja,
Božo Rustja,
Anton Rustja,
Marijan Rustja,
David Rustja,
Ivan Rustja,
Katarina Rustja,
Aleksander Rustja,
Terezija Rustja,
Vida Rustja,
Višnja Rustja,
Margit Rustja,
Marica Rustja,
Ljudevit Rustja