Surname Halilović in modern Croatia

Halilović families are mainly Bosniaks and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), whereas often Croats, very rarely Roms. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area). In Čoseta in Bosanian Posavina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Halilović.

Prevalence

About 690 people with faimily name Halilović live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 56 cities and 85 other places, mostly in Zagreb (245), Pula (90), Rijeka (60), Sisak (50), and in Sesvete (45).

Outside Croatia

Family name Halilović (including: Halilovic , Halilovich and Hallilovic ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Halilovic " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 900 in the United States , and some 800 people in Austria. "Hallilovic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alan Halilović, Nada Halilović, Bajro Halilović, Mirsad Halilović, Fikreta Halilović, Sanja Halilović, Jadranka Halilović, Nermin Halilović, Sonja Halilović, Željka Halilović, Samir Halilović, Mujo Halilović, Nenad Halilović, Snježana Halilović, Fadil Halilović, Emir Halilović, Sead Halilović, Mustafa Halilović, Predrag Halilović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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