Surname Žulj in modern Croatia

Žulj families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. According to some sources they are from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Grude area) and in Osijek. In places Jazvenik and Zlosela in Middle Bosnia every eighth inhabitant had the family name Žulj.

Prevalence

About 650 people with faimily name Žulj live in Croatia today, in 280 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 47 cities and 62 other places, mostly in Zagreb (150), Osijek (80), Vukovar (25), Valpovo (25), and in Visnjevac (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žulj (including: Zulj , Zulli , Zuli , Zully , Zhuli , Zhugli , Zuly , Zhyuli , Zhulii and Zuhli ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Zulj " is used by some 80 people in Argentina , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Zuly " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States. "Zhuli " is used by some 60 people in Albania , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marinko Žulj, Matija Žulj, Snježana Žulj, Ivica Žulj, Slavko Žulj, Damir Žulj, Kruno Žulj, Nikola Žulj, Ivan Žulj, Krešimir Žulj, Josip Žulj, Branko Žulj, Dragun Žulj, Ivanka Žulj, Zlatko Žulj, Dražena Žulj, Senija Žulj, Franjo Žulj, Zoran Žulj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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