Surname Bila in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bila families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Petrinja.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Bila live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Sisak (15), Martinovici (10), Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<5), and in Petrinja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bila (including: Billah , Bhila , Billa , Biela , Biella , Billia , Bilah , Billaa and Bilha ) is present in 161 countries worldwide. "Biela " is used by some 4000 people in Poland , about 600 in the United States , and some 500 people in Germany. "Bilha " is used by small number of people in Indonesia and small number in the United States. "Bhela " is used by some 100 people in Canada , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Branko Bila, Ines Bila, Dejan Bila, Gligo Bila, Ivanka Bila, Slaven Bila, Vladimir Bila, Dragica Bila, Mirjana Bila, Petar Bila, Ružica Bila, Nada Bila, Bogdan Bila, Milena Bila, Olivera Bila, Zoran Bila, Sanja Bila, Antonija Bila, Pavao Bila

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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