Surname Huljev in modern Croatia

Huljev families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Sibenik area. In places Široke and Primošten in Sibenik area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Huljev.

Prevalence

About 470 people with faimily name Huljev live in Croatia today, in 210 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Primosten in Sibenik area (160), Zagreb (90), Sibenik (70), Split (40), and in Rijeka (35).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Norway (1), the United States (1), and to France (1).
Family name Huljev (including: Chuliev , Chulliev , Huliev and Huliew ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Huljev " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Italy. "Huliev " is used by few people in Russian Federation and few people in the United States. "Huliew " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davorka Huljev, Željko Huljev, Damir Huljev, Narcisa Huljev, Vedran Huljev, Dubravko Huljev, Maja Huljev, Žana Huljev, Tonči Huljev, Ante Huljev, Joško Huljev, Roko Huljev, Grgo Huljev, Filip Huljev, Ivana Huljev, Tome Huljev, Božidar Huljev, Toni Huljev, Jurica Huljev

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1935 in source Faculty of Humanities University of Zagreb Alumni.

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