Surname Bilik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bilik families are predominantly Croats (from Vrbovec area ), rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrbovec area and in Varazdin.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bilik live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Dapci (<5), Makarska (<5), and in Pobjenik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bilik (including: Bilic , Bielik , Billick , Billik , Bilichuk , Bilick , Bilichak , Bielick and Bilikh ) is present in 91 countries worldwide. "Bilick " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Argentina. "Bielik " is used by some 2000 people in Slovakia , about 800 in Poland , and some 300 people in the United States. "Billik " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , about 200 in Turkey , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Bilik, Josip Bilik, Rodolfo Bilik, Stefania Bilik, Umberto Bilik, Goran Bilik, Tea Bilik, Antonia Bilik, Franciska Bilik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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