Surname Solje in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Solje families are almost entirely Croats (from Split ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Solje live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Split (15), Srinjine (10), Zrnovnica (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Vinisce in Trogir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Solje (including: Solie , Sollie , Soliere and Solieh ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Solie " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 400 in Guinea , and some 200 people in Belgium. "Sollie " is used by some 600 people in Norway , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in the Netherlands. "Soliere " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Solje, Irena Solje, Klaudijo Solje, Sandra Solje, Davor Solje, Ivana Solje, Danijela Solje, Branko Solje, Anamarija Solje, Zdravko Solje, Ivica Solje, Gabriela Solje, Ivan Solje, Katica Solje, Renato Solje, Ivo Solje, Miro Solje, Vjera Solje, Željko Solje

Mentions in sources

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

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