Šljivić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area).
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Šljivić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Rijeka (25), Zagreb (20), Gracac in Knin area (15), Pula (<10), and in Sibenik (<5).
