Surname Filić in modern Croatia

Filić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Janjevo , Kosovo, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Janjevo, Kosovo and in Ilok area.

Prevalence

About 520 people with faimily name Filić live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Zagreb (160), Predavac in Bjelovar area (45), Ilaca in Ilok area (40), Vocin in Slatina area (25), and in Vukovar (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Filić (including: Felici , Filic , Filich , Filici , Filiche , Filych , Philic , Filichi , Fellick and Fillich ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Filic " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation , small number in France , and small number in the United States. "Philic " is used by few people in the United States. "Fellick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Filić, Ivana Filić, Anton Filić, Andrea Filić, Mirko Filić, Darko Filić, Želimir Filić, Adam Filić, Samanta Filić, Josip Filić, Drago Filić, Mario Filić, Frančesko Filić, Ivica Filić, Vinko Filić, Nikola Filić, Mato Filić, Roman Filić, Franjo Filić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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