Surname Biluš in modern Croatia

Biluš families are Croats and they are mostly from Vodice. According to some sources they are from Radosic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vodice and Sibenik. In Čista Velika in Vodice every seventh inhabitant had the family name Biluš.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Biluš live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Cista Velika (60), Vinkovci (25), Vodice (20), and in Kastel Stari (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Biluš (including: Bilus , Belus , Bellus , Bilusha , Billus , Biluschak , Bilush , Bilushi , Bielus and Billusha ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Bilus " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Kazakhstan , and small number of people in Italy. "Billus " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Belus " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 300 in France , and some 200 people in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Mateo Biluš, Zvonimir Biluš, Ivan Biluš, Marijan Biluš, Miro Biluš, Vedran Biluš, Jelena Biluš, Mirjana Biluš, Doris Biluš, Tomislav Biluš, Nada Biluš, Neven Biluš, Snježana Biluš, Dražen Biluš, Mira Biluš, Vesna Biluš, Ivana Biluš, Ana Biluš, Marko Biluš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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