Karlušić families are Croats and they are mostly from north Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in North Herzegovina (Konjic area) and in Makarska area. In Glavatičevo in North Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Karlušić.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Karlušić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Cerna in Zupanja area (15), Knin (<10), Podstrana in Solin area (<10), and in Split (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (4) and the United States (1). Family name Karlušić is present in 6 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
