Surname Miljuš in modern Croatia

Miljuš families are predominantly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , less frequently Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Zagreb. In places Deringaj and Donji Srb in Knin area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Miljuš.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Miljuš live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 550 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Split (20), Rijeka (20), Osijek (15), and in Jarmina in Vinkovci area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Miljuš (including: Miljus , Mylius , Milius , Melius , Millius , Milyus , Milyush , Milyusha , Melyus and Mellius ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. The family name "Miljus " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Milius " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 300 people in Lithuania. "Millius " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Switzerland , and some 50 people in Moldova.

Characteristic first names

Tamara Miljuš, Nevena Miljuš, Sandro Miljuš, Blaženka Miljuš, Mile Miljuš, Dragan Miljuš, Marjan Miljuš, Zoran Miljuš, Maja Miljuš, Milica Miljuš, Rajko Miljuš, Tihana Miljuš, Milutin Miljuš, Klaudio Miljuš, Milan Miljuš, Sašenka Miljuš, Sanja Miljuš, Duško Miljuš, Katica Miljuš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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