Surname Biliš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Biliš families are Croats (from the Island of Korcule ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Split.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Biliš live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zrnovo (20) and Korcula (15) on the Island of Korcula, Bol on the Island of Brac (<5), Sibenik (<5), and in Trpanj on the Peljesac peninsula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Biliš (including: Billis , Bilis , Bielis , Bilish , Bilisha , Bilischuk , Billies , Bilischi , Bilishi and Bilisch ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. The family name "Bilis " is used by some 200 people in Turkey , about 90 in Greece , and some 70 people in the United States. "Bilisch " is used by few people in the United States. "Billis " is used by some 500 people in Greece , about 300 in the United States , and some 70 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Valerija Biliš, Ante Biliš, Hrvoje Biliš, Rita Biliš, Mišo Biliš, Ana Biliš, Marija Biliš, Andrija Biliš, Mario Biliš, Vlasta Biliš, Stjepan Biliš, Antonio Biliš, Neda Biliš, Doni Biliš, Katarina Biliš, Željko Biliš, Nikola Biliš, Gordana Biliš, Danijela Biliš

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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