Surname Smailović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Smailović families are mainly Croats (from Bosnian Posavina ), less frequently Bosniaks (from Semberia (Bosnia) ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Kotor Varos area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area). In Brezovice in Podrinje (Bosnia) every ninth inhabitant had the family name Smailović.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Smailović live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and two other places, mostly in Gunja in Zupanja area (10), Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Smailović (including: Smailovic , Smailovich , Smaylovich and Shmaylovich ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Smailovic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in South Africa , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Snješko Smailović, Sanel Smailović, Damir Smailović, Avdo Smailović, Karolina Smailović, Semka Smailović, Fatima Smailović, Sakib Smailović, Izet Smailović, Džemal Smailović, Adem Smailović, Branka Smailović, Rabija Smailović, Sadik Smailović, Vesna Smailović, Ramo Smailović, Edmir Smailović, Elmir Smailović, Una Smailović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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