Surname Vozila in modern Croatia

Vozila families are Croats and they are mostly from Labin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin area and in Labin. In places Vozilići and Plomin in Labin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Vozila.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Vozila live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Plomin in Labin area (45), Rijeka (30), Pula (25), Kozljak in Labin area (20), and in Labin (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 29 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (9), the United States (9), Colombia (3), Australia (3), Sweden (2), the Netherlands (1), Germany (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Vozila (including: Vozzella , Vozella , Vozela and Wozella ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Vozila " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Maldives. "Vozella " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Italy , and some 60 people in Argentina. "Vozzella " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Italy , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Valter Vozila, Vladimir Vozila, Dalibor Vozila, Luana Vozila, Davor Vozila, Tatjana Vozila, Celestina Vozila, Sandra Vozila, Denis Vozila, Roberto Vozila, Snježana Vozila, Mojca Vozila, Milica Vozila, Gordana Vozila, Arsen Vozila, Ivan Vozila, Lučana Vozila, Jasna Vozila, Sanda Vozila

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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