Surname Filo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Filo families are predominantly Croats (from Cakovec ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Filo live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Cakovec (10), Ivanovec (<10), Lazina Cicka (<10), Ladislav in Garesnica area (<5), and in Zmajevac in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Filo (including: Filho , Philo , Felo , Fillo , Fello , Fillho , Fillio , Fiello and Fielo ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. "Philo " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 700 in Democratic Republic of Congo , and some 400 people in Ethiopia. "Fielo " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Filho " is used by some 200000 people in Brazil , about 5000 in Angola , and some 1000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tanja Filo, Manuela Filo, Miroslav Filo, Anita Filo, Ivan Filo, Branka Filo, Anđelko Filo, Peter Filo, Franjo Filo, Marija Filo, Miro Filo, Nada Filo, Bara Filo, Angela Filo, Dragiša Filo, Ivanka Filo, Dijana Filo, Ana Filo, Tea Filo

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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