In Croatia, Žolja families are Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Middle Bosnia (Bugojno area).
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Žolja live in Croatia today, in three households only. They are located in only four naselja i to in Split (<10), Solin (<5), Kastel Sucurac (<5), and in Kastel Gomilica (<5).