Surname Biljuš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Biljuš families are Croats (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Mrkonjic Grad area) and in Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Biljuš live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Vuka in Djakovo area (20), Tenja (10), Ivanic-Grad (<10), Lipovljani in Novska area (<10), and in Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Biljuš (including: Biljus , Bilius , Belius , Belyus and Bilyus ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. "Bilius " is used by some 200 people in Romania , about 100 in Lithuania , and small number of people in the United States. "Belyus " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number in Belarus.

Characteristic first names

Boško Biljuš, Miroslav Biljuš, Ivica Biljuš, Kruno Biljuš, Dražen Biljuš, Ivan Biljuš, Zdravko Biljuš, Ivanka Biljuš, Gordana Biljuš, Renata Biljuš, Milka Biljuš, Dalibor Biljuš, Ivona Biljuš, Jure Biljuš, Vedrana Biljuš, Davor Biljuš, Nada Biljuš, Slavica Biljuš, Petar Biljuš

Mentions in sources

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

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