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Surname Žilec in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Žilec families are Croats (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Velika Gorica and Zagreb. In Gradići in Velika Gorica every ninth inhabitant had the family name Žilec.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Žilec live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Velika Gorica (20), Gradici (<10), Zagreb (<5), Velika Mlaka (<5), and in Petrovina Turopoljska (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Žilec (including: Zilec , Zelez , Zelech , Zhelez , Zeletz and Zilez ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. "Zelez " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 200 in Ukraine , and some 100 people in the United States. "Zeletz " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Josip Žilec,
Mario Žilec,
Štefanija Žilec,
Iva Žilec,
Vedran Žilec,
Zrinka Žilec,
Ivan Žilec,
Andreja Žilec,
Željko Žilec,
Bara Žilec,
Vjekoslav Žilec,
Stjepan Žilec,
Branko Žilec,
Kata Žilec,
Zlatko Žilec,
Štefa Žilec,
Slava Žilec,
Maja Žilec,
Valentina Žilec