Surname Kadijević in modern Croatia

Kadijević families are often Serbs and they are mostly from Opuzen area , less frequently Croats (from Metkovic ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotsko and Metkovic. In Mihalj in Opuzen area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kadijević.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Kadijević live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Glavina Donja (60), Mihalj in Opuzen area (55), Metkovic (40), Zagreb (20), and in Imotski (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kadijević (including: Kadijevic , Kadijevich ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Kadijevic " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Kadijevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Kadijević, Todor Kadijević, Lukica Kadijević, Igor Kadijević, Merica Kadijević, Tihana Kadijević, Daliborka Kadijević, Lidija Kadijević, Nedja Kadijević, Pero Kadijević, Maja Kadijević, Tina Kadijević, Fumica Kadijević, Ljubenko Kadijević, Jovo Kadijević, Vanja Kadijević, Mara Kadijević, Miloš Kadijević, Siniša Kadijević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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