Surname Ilija in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ilija families are predominantly Croats (from Donji Miholjac area ), rarely Roms (from Dugo Selo ), and very rarely Romanians (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Donji Miholjac area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Ilija live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<5), Belisce (<5), Valpovo (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ilija (including: Elijah , Iliya , Elija , Iliyah , Illiyah , Ilhiyah , Illieva , Iliuha and Elijha ) is present in 92 countries worldwide. The family name "Ilija " is used by some 100 people in Venezuela , small number in Albania , and small number in the United States. "Elijha " is used by few people in the United States. "Elhija " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andreja Ilija, Tomislav Ilija, Željko Ilija, Marko Ilija, Nada Ilija, Mirjana Ilija, Jovan Ilija, Milan Ilija, Vlatko Ilija, Ivan Ilija, Marija Ilija, Anđa Ilija, Stjepan Ilija, Anka Ilija, Verica Ilija, Nena Ilija, Jadranka Ilija, Josip Ilija, Sofija Ilija

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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