Dimitrije is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Serbian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Romany, Ruthenian and Russian. It is one of the quite common names (among the top thousand) in Croatia, with over four hundred namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Dimitrije in Croatia
The name Dimitrije was the most popular from years 1921 to 1929. The peak year was 1928. It was the least popular from years 1951 to 1962.
Prevalence
Name Dimitrije is relatively more common in the north of the country. Most of the persons named Dimitrije live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (about forty), Osijek (less than twenty), Erdut (less than ten). Relatively speaking, the city with the highest percentage of namesakes is Plaški (0.13% of total population).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.
