Surname Krile in modern Croatia

Krile families are Croats and they are mostly from Peljesac Peninsula. According to some sources they are from Dubrovnik. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on Peljesac Peninsula. In Hodilje on Peljesac Peninsula every sixth inhabitant had the family name Krile.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Krile live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (45), Hodilje on the Peljesac peninsula (30), Zagreb (15), Split (<10), and in Cesvinica on the Peljesac peninsula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krile (including: Kriele , Crile , Krille , Krelle , Cryle , Cirile , Krele , Charile and Kryle ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Krile " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number in Mexico. "Kriele " is used by some 200 people in the Netherlands , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Krele " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lana Krile, Srećko Krile, Davor Krile, Maro Krile, Srđan Krile, Igor Krile, Krešimir Krile, Marin Krile, Mirjana Krile, Ivan Krile, Josip Krile, Venci Krile, Roberto Krile, Ivo Krile, Stanka Krile, Niko Krile, Vlaho Krile, Elena Krile, Kristofor Krile

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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