Surname Kraljević in modern Croatia

Kraljević families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina , barely Serbs and Italians (Buje). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area) and in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area). In Mokro in North Herzegovina every seventh inhabitant had the family name Kraljević.

Prevalence

About 2000 people with faimily name Kraljević live in Croatia today, in 830 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 71 cities and 159 other places, mostly in Zagreb (530), Split (145), Osijek (70), Draga in Pozega area (70), and in Dubrovnik (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 35 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: South Africa (8), Germany (6), the United States (5), Switzerland (5), Australia (3), the Netherlands (3), Austria (2), Canada (2), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Kraljević (including: Kraljevic , Kraljevich , Kralyevich and Kraglievich ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Kraljevic " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 300 in Australia , and some 200 people in the United States. "Kraljevich " is used by some 70 people in Chile , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Kralyevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešo Kraljević, Ivan Kraljević, Hrvoje Kraljević, Denis Kraljević, Jerko Kraljević, Drago Kraljević, Mate Kraljević, Zdenko Kraljević, Ante Kraljević, Lidija Kraljević, Krunoslav Kraljević, Tomislav Kraljević, Radojka Kraljević, Nevenka Kraljević, Krešimir Kraljević, Katarina Kraljević, Vinko Kraljević, Vedran Kraljević, Aleksandra Kraljević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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