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Surname Smilaj in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Smilaj families are Croats (from Jastrebarsko ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko and Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Smilaj live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Donji Desinec (25), Lucko (<10), Jastrebarsko (<5), and in Sveti Petar Mreznicki (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Smilaj is present in four countries on three continents. "Smilay " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Đurđica Smilaj,
Stjepan Smilaj,
Mirjana Smilaj,
Gordana Smilaj,
Dragica Smilaj,
Irena Smilaj,
Ivan Smilaj,
Dragutin Smilaj,
Darko Smilaj,
Dubravka Smilaj,
Josip Smilaj,
Maja Smilaj,
Vlado Smilaj,
Draženka Smilaj,
Jurica Smilaj,
Barica Smilaj,
Milan Smilaj,
Ljubica Smilaj,
Ružica Smilaj