Surname Vasilj in modern Croatia

Vasilj families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Citluk area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area). In places Međugorje and Miletina in Herzegovina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Vasilj.

Prevalence

About 440 people with faimily name Vasilj live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 35 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Zagreb (145), Kutjevo in Orahovica area (50), Vinkovci (45), Donji Muc in Sinj area (30), and in Split (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vasilj (including: Vasili , Vasilii , Vaszily , Vasily , Vassily , Vassili , Vasilli , Vassilli and Vaselj ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Vasilj " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Russian Federation. "Vasily " is used by some 70 people in Nepal , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Vasili " is used by some 900 people in Albania , about 600 in Greece , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Vasilj, Denis Vasilj, Diana Vasilj, Marijana Vasilj, Oliver Vasilj, Ankica Vasilj, Aleksandra Vasilj, Julijana Vasilj, Miro Vasilj, Mato Vasilj, Ante Vasilj, Antonije Vasilj, Mirjana Vasilj, Đurđica Vasilj, Mario Vasilj, Zdenko Vasilj, Antonija Vasilj, Ivica Vasilj, Tomislav Vasilj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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