Surname Čalija in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čalija families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Čalija live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Split (<10), Osijek (<5), Umag (<5), and in Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čalija (including: Calija , Chaliya , Chalijah , Caliya , Chalija , Chaliyah , Chhaliya and Calliea ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Calija " is used by some 1000 people in the Philippines , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Singapore. "Chaliya " is used by few people in Canada , few people in Indonesia , and few people in Thailand , few people in the United States , few people in Zimbabwe. "Calliea " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirna Čalija, Bojan Čalija, Branko Čalija, Zvonimir Čalija, Tomislav Čalija, Daniela Čalija, Nenad Čalija, Kata Čalija, Anka Čalija, Senka Čalija, Milenko Čalija, Ivanka Čalija, Predrag Čalija, Dejan Čalija, Zoran Čalija, Adam Čalija, Blanka Čalija, Bruna Čalija, Gordana Čalija

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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