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Surname Bijele in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Bijele families are generally Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area. In Duba Konavoska in Dubrovnik area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Bijele.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Bijele live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Cavtat in Dubrovnik area (<10) and Zagreb (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Bijele is present in four countries on three continents.
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Characteristic first names
Miroslav Bijele,
Đuro Bijele,
Ivo Bijele,
Sanja Bijele,
Milan Bijele,
Kate Bijele,
Mira Bijele,
Anđa Bijele,
Pavo Bijele,
Josip Bijele,
Igor Bijele,
Miljenko Bijele,
Jele Bijele,
Ane Bijele,
Mare Bijele,
Matija Bijele,
Roko Bijele