Surname Giljević in modern Croatia

Giljević families are Croats and they are mostly from Ploce. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Metkovic and Ploce. In Baćina in Ploce every sixth inhabitant had the family name Giljević.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Giljević live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and threee other places, mostly in Bacina (35), Ploce (35), Zagreb (30), Split (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Giljević (including: Giljevic , Gilyevich and Gelievich ) is present in 7 countries on two continents. The family name "Giljevic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Giljević, Denis Giljević, Vanja Giljević, Ante Giljević, Ada Giljević, Vedran Giljević, Vitko Giljević, Ratko Giljević, Darko Giljević, Boris Giljević, Natko Giljević, Dino Giljević, Ksenija Giljević, Marijana Giljević, Vedrana Giljević, Lea Giljević, Dalia Giljević, Tanja Giljević, Marija Giljević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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