Family name Žaja (Жая 
, Žaja 
) , around the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Žaja is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is quite a common surname.
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| Жая | Kazakhstan |
| Žaja | Croatia |
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ivan žaja Croatian chess player, HR (b. 1965) |
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| ante žaja association football player, HR (b. 1941) |
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| tomislav žaja HR (b. 1967) |
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| mirko žaja association football player (b. 1988) |
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| sabina žaja SI |
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