Surname Solarević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Solarević families are predominantly Croats (from Vinkovci area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Vinkovci area. In Mokri Lug in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Solarević.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Solarević live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Nustar (10), Retkovci (<10) and Vodjinci (<10) in Vinkovci area, Koprivnica (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Solarević (including: Solarevic , Solarewicz ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Solarevic " is used by few people in Malta and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vanja Solarević, Vladimir Solarević, Mile Solarević, Jelena Solarević, Zvonimir Solarević, Ostoja Solarević, Ana Solarević, Neven Solarević, Suzana Solarević, Aleksandar Solarević, Franjo Solarević, Martin Solarević, Goran Solarević, Mario Solarević, Andrija Solarević, Sofija Solarević, Vaso Solarević, Katarina Solarević, Marko Solarević

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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