Surname Klić in modern Croatia

Klić families are Croats and they are mostly from Rijeka area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Rijeka area. In Podkilavac in Rijeka area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Klić.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Klić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Rijeka (30), in Podkilavac (20) and Drazice (20) in Rijeka area, Zagreb (10), and in Jelenje in Rijeka area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Klić (including: Klich , Klichko , Klick , Klitsch , Kliche , Klietsch , Klics , Klic , Klicho and Klicha ) is present in 91 countries worldwide. "Klich " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 900 in Germany , and some 600 people in the United States. "Klitsch " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 50 people in Austria. "Klietsch " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 60 in Denmark , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Linko Klić, Ksenija Klić, Borislav Klić, Nenad Klić, Ingrid Klić, Željka Klić, Goran Klić, Zlatko Klić, Gordana Klić, Đakomo Klić, Branko Klić, Anita Klić, Zoran Klić, Snježana Klić, Miljenka Klić, Lino Klić, Mario Klić, Aldo Klić, Tajana Klić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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