Surname Černja in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Černja families are generally Croats (from Rovinj area ), very rarely Italians (from Pula area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rovinj area and in Serbia.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Černja live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and two other places, mostly in Kanfanar in Rovinj area (15), Pula (<10), Zagreb (<10), Rovinj (<5), and in Medulin in Pula area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Černja (including: Chernya , Cernja , Tschernia , Cernia , Cergna and Chernia ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. "Tschernia " is used by small number of people in Israel , small number in Switzerland , and small number of people in the United States. "Chernia " is used by small number of people in Ukraine , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Israel.

Characteristic first names

Milenko Černja, Orijano Černja, Tatjana Černja, Norman Černja, Elena Černja, Laura Černja, Irena Černja, Žarko Černja, Zoran Černja, Rajka Černja, Danica Černja, Mirjana Černja, Ivana Černja, Šejla Černja, Veronika Černja, Aron Černja, Josip Černja, August Černja, Srečko Černja

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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