Surname Meliš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Meliš families are Croats (from Sveti Ivan Zelina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Meliš live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Varazdin (<10), Dugo Selo (<5), Krapina (<5), and in Nova Pisanica in Grubisno Polje area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Meliš (including: Melis , Melissa , Melish , Mellis , Melisse , Melies , Meliss , Melisch , Melisz and Meliesch ) is present in 122 countries worldwide. "Melish " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Turkey. "Melies " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in France , and small number of people in Egypt. "Meliesch " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Meliš, Danijel Meliš, Borislav Meliš, Mirko Meliš, Tihomir Meliš, Zoran Meliš, Sanja Meliš, Danica Meliš, Željko Meliš, Vesna Meliš, Marija Meliš, Damir Meliš, Dragutin Meliš, Predrag Meliš, Tatjana Meliš, Olga Meliš, Josipa Meliš, Regina Meliš, Josip Meliš

Mentions in sources

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

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