Surname Ilišević in modern Croatia

Ilišević families are often Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Orasje area) and in Zupanja area.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Ilišević live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Babina Greda in Zupanja area (60), Zupanja (55), Dalj in Vinkovci area (25), Zagreb (20), and in Stitar (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ilišević (including: Ilisevic , Ilisevich , Elisevich , Elishevich and Ilishevich ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Ilisevic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Ilisevich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Elisevich " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Dijana Ilišević, Marija Ilišević, Kata Ilišević, Ana Ilišević, Mario Ilišević, Ivica Ilišević, Pavica Ilišević, Toma Ilišević, Marijan Ilišević, Goran Ilišević, Dragoslav Ilišević, Antonija Ilišević, Đorđe Ilišević, Anto Ilišević, Nataša Ilišević, Stjepo Ilišević, Ivo Ilišević, Milena Ilišević, Dorotea Ilišević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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