Surname Silović in modern Croatia

Silović families are Croats and they are mostly from Garesnica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica and in Orahovica area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Silović live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zdencac (15), Zagreb (10), Kutina (10), Garesnica (<10), and in Zapresic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Silović (including: Silovic , Silovich , Shilovich , Shelovich , Selovich , Shilowich and Szilovics ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Silovic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Silovich " is used by some 70 people in Russian Federation , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Selovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jozo Silović, Zlatko Silović, Stjepan Silović, Ivica Silović, Tamara Silović, Dessire Silović, Boris Silović, Branko Silović, Štefica Silović, Katarina Silović, Kristijan Silović, Ivan Silović, Zvonko Silović, Dragica Silović, Damir Silović, Oliver Silović, Renata Silović, Igor Silović, Mihaela Silović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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