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Surname Šimleša in modern Croatia
Šimleša families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Split.
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Prevalence
About 270 people with faimily name Šimleša live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Bajagic (90), Split (55), Sinj (30), Zagreb (15), and in Kastel Stari (15).
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Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), Sweden (1), Australia (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Šimleša is present in five countries on four continents. The family name "Simlesa " is used by some 60 people in Australia and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Božica Šimleša,
Ante Šimleša,
Damir Šimleša,
Krešimir Šimleša,
Katica Šimleša,
Dražan Šimleša,
Ivan Šimleša,
Dražen Šimleša,
Nelica Šimleša,
Robert Šimleša,
Željko Šimleša,
Božidar Šimleša,
Ivica Šimleša,
Jurica Šimleša,
Biljana Šimleša,
Danijel Šimleša,
Dunja Šimleša,
Mia Šimleša,
Bože Šimleša
