Surname Filipović in modern Croatia

Filipović families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , rarely Srbijanci (Srbija). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Zagreb. In places Laništa and Štrepci in Bosanian Posavina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Filipović.

Prevalence

About 6700 people with faimily name Filipović live in Croatia today, in 2800 households. There were 4100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 109 cities and 581 other places, mostly in Zagreb (1185), Sesvete (345), Rijeka (275), Zupanja (255), and in Split (235).

Outside Croatia

At least 106 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (38), Austria (15), Switzerland (15), Canada (10), the United States (8), Australia (6), Sweden (6), France (4), Argentina (2), and to Spain (2).
Family name Filipović (including: Filipovich , Filipowicz , Filipovic , Filippovich , Philipovich , Philippovich , Filippovic , Philippovic , Filipovicz and Philipovic ) is present in 68 countries worldwide. The family name "Filipovic " is used by some 900 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 200 people in Canada. "Philipovich " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Philippovic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešo Filipović, Boris Filipović, Mirko Filipović, Vladimir Filipović, Marijan Filipović, Ivica Filipović, Ksenija Filipović, Zoran Filipović, Irena Filipović, Hrvoje Filipović, Stjepan Filipović, Velimir Filipović, Tarik Filipović, Milan Filipović, Tatjana Filipović, Natalija Filipović, Vera Filipović, Žarko Filipović, Franjo Filipović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1716 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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