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Surname Bjažević in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Bjažević families are Croats (from the Island of Vis ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Vis and in Split.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Bjažević live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities, mostly in Komiza on the Island of Vis (25), Supetar on the Island of Brac (<10), Zagreb (<10), Split (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least 16 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (8), Australia (5), Argentina (1), Peru (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Bjažević (including: Bjazevic , Bjazevich , Biazevic and Biazevich ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Bjazevic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in Australia. "Bjazevich " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Biazevich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Argentina.
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Characteristic first names
Ksenija Bjažević,
Tadeja Bjažević,
Frane Bjažević,
Josip Bjažević,
Igor Bjažević,
Ivana Bjažević,
Tanja Bjažević,
Ines Bjažević,
Mićo Bjažević,
Katarina Bjažević,
Ante Bjažević,
Vinko Bjažević,
Ivan Bjažević,
Smiljan Bjažević,
Pavao Bjažević,
Josipa Bjažević,
Marica Bjažević,
Siniša Bjažević,
Petar Bjažević
