Patty, the name is now spelled SAMARZ^IJA. There are 328 tel listed in Croatia, of these 104 in Lika, 8 in Sv Juraj (population 693) Nearby Biljevine (population 55) has 3 tel and Krasno Polje ( population 543) 39 tel listed to this surname. The map: http://www.tportal.hr/imenik/map.dll/image?l=4&x=2379968&y=4973462&cx=2379968& cy=4973462&w=640&h=410 Would you do me a favor, please, when you are in Sv Juraj. I am interested in DEGORICIJA, DEGORICZIA and similar. Anything I can get on them will be appreciated. Tatjana