Surname Frelih in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Frelih families are predominantly Croats (from Bjelovar area ), rarely Czechs (from Daruvar area ), and very rarely Slovenes (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Frelih live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Daruvar (15), Bjelovar (<10), Viskovo in Rijeka area (<10), and in Veliki Zdenci (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Frelih (including: Frelich , Fröhlich , Frölich , Frehlich , Frélich , Freliche and Freliech ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Frelich " is used by some 600 people in Poland , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Czech Republic. "Freliech " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Freliche " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Frelih, Boris Frelih, Emina Frelih, Nevenka Frelih, Zoran Frelih, Nenad Frelih, Mirjana Frelih, Slaven Frelih, Vlado Frelih, Mario Frelih, Oldrih Frelih, Gordan Frelih, Helena Frelih, Vedran Frelih, Vjekoslav Frelih, Ivan Frelih, Jaroslav Frelih, Marija Frelih, Marina Frelih

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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