Surname Smilović in modern Croatia

Smilović families are often Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area , less frequently Italians (from Buje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and in Pazin area. In Tupljak in Pazin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Smilović.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Smilović live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Split (35), Katuni in Omis area (25), Tupljak in Pazin area (25), Rijeka (20), and in Momjan (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (16) and the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Smilović (including: Smilovich , Smilovici , Shmilovich , Smilovic , Smillovich and Smilowicz ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Smilovic " is used by some 70 people in Angola and small number in the United States. "Smilovich " is used by some 50 people in Italy , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Smilowicz " is used by some 50 people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Livio Smilović, Andrej Smilović, Barbara Smilović, Marija Smilović, Aleksandar Smilović, Veljko Smilović, Mario Smilović, Nedjeljko Smilović, Srećko Smilović, Senija Smilović, Tomislav Smilović, Jolanda Smilović, Kristina Smilović, Manuela Smilović, Ivana Smilović, Ivica Smilović, Adriano Smilović, Robert Smilović, Maro Smilović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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