Surname Bilaver in modern Croatia

Bilaver families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Bilaver live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 8 other places, mostly in Skabrnja in Biograd na moru area (125), Zadar (45), Zagreb (15), Turanj in Biograd na moru area (<5), and in Cakovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Austria (1), Australia (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Bilaver (including: Bellaver , Belaver and Bilawer ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Bilaver " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Bellaver " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Marijana Bilaver, Ratko Bilaver, Ante Bilaver, Nikolina Bilaver, Stanko Bilaver, Nada Bilaver, Stjepan Bilaver, Mile Bilaver, Josip Bilaver, Marija Bilaver, Mira Bilaver, Franka Bilaver, Mate Bilaver, Šime Bilaver, Marko Bilaver, Đurđa Bilaver, Ivanka Bilaver, Ivan Bilaver, Zoran Bilaver

Mentions in sources

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

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