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Surname Mihaljević in modern Croatia
Mihaljević families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. According to some sources they are from Lika, and rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Zagreb. In places Zagoričani and Golinjevo in Western Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Mihaljević.
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Prevalence
About 3900 people with faimily name Mihaljević live in Croatia today, in 1600 households. There were 2700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 89 cities and 281 other places, mostly in Zagreb (775), Osijek (210), Split (135), Dusina (95), and in Rijeka (85).
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Outside Croatia
At least 50 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (25), Australia (9), the United States (4), Switzerland (3), New Zealand (3), Austria (3), France (1), Canada (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Mihaljević (including: Mihaljevic , Mihaljevich and Michaliewicz ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Mihaljevic " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 300 in Australia , and some 300 people in the United States. "Mihaljevich " is used by some 100 people in New Zealand , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Michaliewicz " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Branko Mihaljević,
Melita Mihaljević,
Marija Mihaljević,
Jasminka Mihaljević,
Željko Mihaljević,
Mario Mihaljević,
Fanika Mihaljević,
Vicko Mihaljević,
Vine Mihaljević,
Krešo Mihaljević,
Silvio Mihaljević,
Slobodan Mihaljević,
Silvija Mihaljević,
Dalibor Mihaljević,
Ivica Mihaljević,
Mirko Mihaljević,
Josko Mihaljević,
Mile Mihaljević,
Dubravka Mihaljević
