Surname Sovilj in modern Croatia

Sovilj families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (also from Knin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Zagreb. In places Gubavčevo Polje and Kijani in Knin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Sovilj.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Sovilj live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), in Gracac (10) and Kijani (10) in Knin area, Rijeka (<10), and in Daruvar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sovilj (including: Shovely , Sovilli ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Sovilj " is used by some 100 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in South Africa. "Shovely " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Duško Sovilj, Siniša Sovilj, David Sovilj, Marija Sovilj, Jovica Sovilj, Nataša Sovilj, Darko Sovilj, Vladimir Sovilj, Nada Sovilj, Vitomir Sovilj, Milan Sovilj, Sanja Sovilj, Bernarda Sovilj, Nikola Sovilj, Marko Sovilj, Tamara Sovilj, Tomi Sovilj, Veso Sovilj, Janislav Sovilj

Mentions in sources

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

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