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Surname Grizelj in modern Croatia
Grizelj families are Croats and they are mostly from Podrinje (Bosnia). According to some sources they are from Siroki Brijeg, Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in North Herzegovina (Jablanica area) and in Imotsko. In Uništa in Podrinje (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Grizelj.
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Prevalence
About 760 people with faimily name Grizelj live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 42 cities and 67 other places, mostly in Zagreb (125), Split (60), Djakovo (45), Imotski (40), and in Vinkovci (35).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Grizelj is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Grizelj " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Sweden. "Grizely " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Juraj Grizelj,
Ruža Grizelj,
Franjo Grizelj,
Helena Grizelj,
Tvrtko Grizelj,
Veselko Grizelj,
Ante Grizelj,
Branko Grizelj,
Zdenka Grizelj,
Miro Grizelj,
Pavao Grizelj,
Nediljka Grizelj,
Ivanica Grizelj,
Fabijan Grizelj,
Ljubo Grizelj,
Dejan Grizelj,
Tonćika Grizelj,
Mladen Grizelj,
Kata Grizelj
