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Surname Žaja in modern Croatia
Žaja families are Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area. According to some sources they are from Arzano. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Trogir area and in Omis area. In Vinovac in Trogir area every second inhabitant had the family name Žaja.
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Prevalence
About 910 people with faimily name Žaja live in Croatia today, in 390 households. There were 560 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 48 other places, mostly in Split (150), Zagreb (120), Trogir (90), Arzano in Omis area (60), and in Vinovac in Trogir area (55).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Žaja (including: Zaya , Zaja , Zaia , Zayya , Zahya , Zhaya , Zayah , Zalya , Zayha and Zhaja ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. "Zayha " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Zeia " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Senka Žaja,
Damir Žaja,
Vinko Žaja,
Ana Žaja,
Petar Žaja,
Drago Žaja,
Nediljko Žaja,
Jure Žaja,
Jerko Žaja,
Joško Žaja,
Ante Žaja,
Zrinka Žaja,
Marko Žaja,
Boris Žaja,
Gordana Žaja,
Nikša Žaja,
Danijel Žaja,
Marino Žaja,
Roko Žaja
