Surname Kljajić in modern Croatia

Kljajić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina , rarely Serbs and Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Kotor Varos area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Brod area). In Jakotina in Bosnian Krajina every third inhabitant had the family name Kljajić.

Prevalence

About 1800 people with faimily name Kljajić live in Croatia today, in 730 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 73 cities and 185 other places, mostly in Zagreb (295), Slavonski Brod (250), Zbjeg in Pleternica area (60), Sesvete (55), and in Vetovo in Orahovica area (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 26 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (14), Austria (5), Australia (3), the United States (2), Sweden (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Kljajić (including: Kljajic , Kljajich and Klyayich ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Kljajic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and some 60 people in Russian Federation. "Kljajich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Janko Kljajić, Boris Kljajić, Nada Kljajić, Slobodan Kljajić, Josip Kljajić, Zvonimir Kljajić, Ivica Kljajić, Franjo Kljajić, Marijan Kljajić, Nenad Kljajić, Zlatko Kljajić, Ante Kljajić, Neđad Kljajić, Ivan Kljajić, Tihomir Kljajić, Boro Kljajić, Arsen Kljajić, Mijo Kljajić, Lidija Kljajić

Mentions in sources

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

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