In Croatia, Vagaja families are almost entirely Croats (from Pazin area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Novigrad ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Pazin area. In Belaj in Pazin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Vagaja.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Vagaja live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Novigrad (<5), in Matulji (<5) and Kuceli (<5) in Opatija area, and in Pobri (<5).
