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Surname Kolev in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Kolev families are predominantly Croats (from Biograd na moru ), rarely Macedonians (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Kolev live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and another small place , mostly in Osijek (<10), Biograd na moru (<10), Petrijevci in Valpovo area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Krizevci (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kolev (including: Kholliev , Kholev , Colev , Koleev , Kolew , Kholeev , Kolleev , Kollev and Kolliev ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Kolev " is used by some 20000 people in Bulgaria , about 1000 in Germany , and some 600 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Danijela Kolev,
Nikolaj Kolev,
Marija Kolev,
Branka Kolev,
Aleksandra Kolev,
Ivica Kolev,
Ljubica Kolev,
Milan Kolev,
Ferdinand Kolev,
Antonijo Kolev,
Aleksandar Kolev,
Draga Kolev,
Nada Kolev,
Diana Kolev,
Miroslav Kolev,
Nikolina Kolev,
Stoyan Kolev,
Ana Kolev