Surname Strahonja in modern Croatia

Strahonja families are Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Strahonja live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Jarmina in Vinkovci area (25), Krapinica in Zlatar area (20), Zagreb (15), Zlatar-Bistrica in Oroslavje area (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Strahonja is present in two countries.

Characteristic first names

Vjeran Strahonja, Marijo Strahonja, Tomislav Strahonja, Blanka Strahonja, Slaven Strahonja, Ivica Strahonja, Ivo Strahonja, Milan Strahonja, Ankica Strahonja, Maja Strahonja, Stjepan Strahonja, Gordana Strahonja, Željko Strahonja, Eugen Strahonja, Andrija Strahonja, Zlata Strahonja, Snježana Strahonja, Vlatka Strahonja, Jagor Strahonja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1679 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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