Surname Kalić in modern Croatia

Kalić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Slunj area , rarely Serbs and Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj area and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Velika Kladusa area). In Šmrekovac in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every eighth inhabitant had the family name Kalić.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Kalić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Dolina in Nova Gradiska area (50), Zagreb (30), Stari Mikanovci in Djakovo area (30), Osijek (20), and in Karlovac (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kalić (including: Kalic , Kalich , Kalici , Kalick , Kalicha , Kallick , Kalicz , Kalitsch , Kalichi and Kaliche ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Kalic " is used by some 2000 people in Turkey , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Canada. "Kalich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 80 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in Poland , some 70 people in Russian Federation. "Kalici " is used by some 500 people in Turkey , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Zvjezdana Kalić, Ana Kalić, Krunoslav Kalić, Zdravko Kalić, Ivan Kalić, Jure Kalić, Bjanka Kalić, Marija Kalić, Vanđa Kalić, Bara Kalić, Predrag Kalić, Vlado Kalić, Suzana Kalić, Boris Kalić, Milan Kalić, Dragan Kalić, Ivanka Kalić, Robert Kalić, Nada Kalić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1721 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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