Alijagić families can be both Bosniaks (the family name originates from east Herzegovina ) and Croats (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Bihac area) and in East Herzegovina (Trebinje area). In Bihovo in East Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Alijagić.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Alijagić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Sisak (15), Rijeka (<10), Petrinja (<10), and in Dubrovnik (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Alijagić is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Alijagic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in Austria , and some 100 people in the United States.
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.
