Surname Elijaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Elijaš families are almost entirely Croats (from Virovitica area ), barely Bosniaks (from Sibenik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Elijaš live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Virovitica (<10), Zbjegovaca (<5), Sibenik (<5), and in Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Argentina (1).
Family name Elijaš (including: Elijas , Eliyas , Eliyash , Elliyas , Hellijas , Eliias , Elieyas , Eliaas , Eliyass and Elijahs ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. "Eliyash " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Elijahs " is used by few people in the United States. "Eliaas " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dario Elijaš, Miroslava Elijaš, Josip Elijaš, Dragan Elijaš, Dino Elijaš, Dragica Elijaš, Siniša Elijaš, Ranka Elijaš, Blaženka Elijaš, Marina Elijaš, Ana Elijaš, Tihomir Elijaš, Ivan Elijaš, Ivica Elijaš, Antun Elijaš, Hrvoje Elijaš, Vladislav Elijaš, Mijo Elijaš, Zvonko Elijaš

Mentions in sources

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

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