Surname Kiralj in modern Croatia

Kiralj families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Slatina area , also Hungarians (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Kiralj live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Vukovar (30), Zagreb (25), Virovitica (15), Osijek (10), and in Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kiralj (including: Kiraly , Kirali , Khirali , Ciralli , Király , Khiraly , Kiraali , Kiralli and Kirally ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. "Kiraly " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Romania. "Kirally " is used by few people in the United States. "Ciralli " is used by some 300 people in Italy , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Rudolf Kiralj, Mario Kiralj, Tibor Kiralj, Čila Kiralj, Dragan Kiralj, Zlata Kiralj, Nenad Kiralj, Vilim Kiralj, Darko Kiralj, Vlado Kiralj, Mirela Kiralj, Josip Kiralj, Ernest Kiralj, Denis Kiralj, Marinka Kiralj, Šandor Kiralj, Marija Kiralj, Dario Kiralj, Sanja Kiralj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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