Surname Miletić in modern Croatia

Miletić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Labin. In Rtina in Nin area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Miletić.

Prevalence

About 3900 people with faimily name Miletić live in Croatia today, in 1800 households. There were 3600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 95 cities and 340 other places, mostly in Zagreb (590), Split (275), Rijeka (235), Zadar (230), and in Labin (155).

Outside Croatia

At least nine 3 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (20), Germany (17), Australia (14), Austria (9), Canada (8), Sweden (8), Argentina (5), Switzerland (5), France (4), Belgium (1), the United Kingdom (1), and to Venezuela (1).
Family name Miletić (including: Miletich , Miletic , Meletiche , Milletich , Meletich , Milletics , Miletics , Miletick , Meletych and Miletitsch ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Miletic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and some 100 people in Austria. "Miletich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Peru , and some 100 people in Austria. "Miletics " is used by some 50 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Miletić, Zdenko Miletić, Edmond Miletić, Bojan Miletić, Alan Miletić, Josip Miletić, Boris Miletić, Anđelka Miletić, Tomislav Miletić, Ivana Miletić, Saša Miletić, Alen Miletić, Dean Miletić, Željko Miletić, Đurđica Miletić, Hrvoje Miletić, Jakob Miletić, Nediljko Miletić, Zdravka Miletić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over eighty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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