Surname Priljeva in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Priljeva families are generally Serbs, rarely Croats (from Petrinja ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Petrinja.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Priljeva live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Donje Seliste (<10), Petrinja (<10), Ravno Rasce (<5), Karlovac (<5), and in Glina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Priljeva is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Priljeva " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Preljeva " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nedeljka Priljeva, Borislav Priljeva, Vaso Priljeva, Vedran Priljeva, Đuro Priljeva, Dane Priljeva, Ljubica Priljeva, Jadranka Priljeva, Aleksandra Priljeva, Nataša Priljeva, Goranka Priljeva, Stojan Priljeva, Marija Priljeva, Branka Priljeva, Nikola Priljeva, Milka Priljeva, Jovan Priljeva, Mile Priljeva, Mirijana Priljeva

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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