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Surname Merzlić in modern Croatia
Stipanović families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. According to some sources they are from Doljano near Jablanica (Bosnia), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Djakovo area. In Blizna Gornja in Trogir area every third inhabitant had the family name Stipanović.
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Prevalence
About 870 people with faimily name Stipanović live in Croatia today, in 360 households. There were 870 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 56 cities and 59 other places, mostly in Zagreb (120), Split (95), Punitovci in Djakovo area (70), Osijek (40), and in Hrvace in Sinj area (40).
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Outside Croatia
At least 19 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (9), Germany (6), Austria (1), Switzerland (1), Argentina (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Stipanović (including: Stipanovic , Stipanovich , Stipanowich and Stipanovici ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Stipanovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Colombia , and some 60 people in Australia. "Stipanovich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 90 in Paraguay , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Stipanowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Milorad Merzlić,
Ankica Merzlić,
Šimun Merzlić,
Mario Merzlić,
Ivan Merzlić,
Damir Merzlić,
Ranko Merzlić,
Tomislav Merzlić,
Petrina Merzlić,
Christian Merzlić,
Ivo Merzlić,
Mato Merzlić,
Sandra Merzlić,
Krešimir Merzlić,
Dušan Merzlić,
Dagmar Merzlić,
Tedi Merzlić,
Snežana Merzlić,
Ernest Merzlić
