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Surname Svitlica in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Svitlica families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Pozega ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Skradin and in Ilok area. In Grabanta in Middle Bosnia nearly every inhabitant had the family name Svitlica.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Svitlica live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Pozega (<5), Tovarnik in Ilok area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Sibenik (<5), and in Borovo in Vukovar area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Svitlica is present in 14 countries on three continents. "Switlica " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Brankica Svitlica,
Stanoje Svitlica,
Nataša Svitlica,
Đurđa Svitlica,
Jovan Svitlica,
Ljubomir Svitlica,
Željko Svitlica,
Uroš Svitlica,
Milica Svitlica,
Radmila Svitlica,
Sava Svitlica,
Nenad Svitlica,
Igor Svitlica,
Danijela Svitlica,
Živka Svitlica,
Milenko Svitlica,
Dušan Svitlica,
Iva Svitlica,
Ružica Svitlica