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Surname Merlić in modern Croatia
Merlić families are Croats and they are mostly from Buzet. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Buzet. In Krbavčići in Buzet every third inhabitant had the family name Merlić.
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Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Merlić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Buzet (15), Perci (15), Pazin (<10), and in Gorican in Cakovec area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Merlić (including: Merlich , Merlic , Merlici , Mehrlich and Merlick ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Merlic " is used by few people in the United States. "Merlick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Mehrlich " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Austria.
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Characteristic first names
Dubravko Merlić,
Igor Merlić,
Alison Merlić,
Tomislav Merlić,
Vlatka Merlić,
Nevija Merlić,
Edvin Merlić,
Mladen Merlić,
Dragan Merlić,
Tatjana Merlić,
Zvonimir Merlić,
Vesna Merlić,
Milejdi Merlić,
Nadica Merlić,
Edo Merlić,
Ante Merlić,
Julije Merlić,
Marija Merlić,
Emil Merlić
