In Croatia, Alijević families are generally Croats (from Rijeka area ), rarely Albanians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Alijević live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five naselja i to in Sroki in Rijeka area (<10), Rijeka (<5), Crikvenica (<5), Orahovica (<5), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5).