Surname Piletić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Piletić families are almost entirely Croats (from Cetinje, Montenegro ), barely Montenegrins (also from Cetinje, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Nasice.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Piletić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Novska (<10), Vrbova in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Sibenik (<5), and in Martin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Piletić (including: Piletic , Piletich ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Piletic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Piletich " is used by small number of people in Denmark and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petar Piletić, Katarina Piletić, Vladimir Piletić, Milan Piletić, Biserka Piletić, Silvia Piletić, Janja Piletić, Stjepan Piletić, Željko Piletić, Dragica Piletić, Zdravko Piletić, Anita Piletić, Branko Piletić, Ivana Piletić, Marin Piletić, Zorica Piletić, Mario Piletić, Tino Piletić, Krunoslav Piletić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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