Surname Filipas in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Filipas families are generally Croats (from the Island of Cres ), barely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Cres.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Filipas live in Croatia today, in 17 households.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Cres on the Island of Cres (25), Plomin in Labin area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Cakovec (<5), and in Rabac (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Filipas (including: Filippas , Philippas , Filipash , Philipas , Felipas , Fillipas and Phillipas ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Filipas " is used by some 2000 people in Romania , about 300 in Russian Federation , and some 200 people in the United States. "Filippas " is used by some 900 people in Greece , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Italy. "Philippas " is used by some 100 people in Greece , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Nivio Filipas, Ljiljana Filipas, Jasminka Filipas, Dubravka Filipas, Duško Filipas, Svjetlana Filipas, Alfred Filipas, Iva Filipas, Dragana Filipas, Emilio Filipas, Đanino Filipas, Željko Filipas, Patricija Filipas, Oliver Filipas, Maria Filipas, Ivan Filipas, Evica Filipas, Dario Filipas, Marino Filipas

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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