Surname Švaga in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Švaga families are Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Hrvatska Kostajnica.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Švaga live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and another small place , mostly in Majur in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (15), Zagreb (<10), Velika Gorica (<5), Samobor (<5), and in Petrinja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Švaga (including: Svaga , Shvaga , Shevaga , Swaga , Schewaga , Shwaga , Swagga , Shewaga , Shawaga and Schwaga ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Shwaga " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States. "Swagga " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Kenya , and small number of people in Germany. "Shewaga " is used by some 50 people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Švaga, Stevo Švaga, Marija Švaga, Ivančica Švaga, Mario Švaga, Petar Švaga, Dragutin Švaga, Blaženka Švaga, Ana Švaga, Lidija Švaga, Martina Švaga, Anka Švaga, Nikola Švaga, Kata Švaga, Danica Švaga, Anica Švaga, Marko Švaga, Soka Švaga, Velibor Švaga

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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