Surname Veljković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Veljković families are mainly Croats (from Rovinj ), rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Serbia and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Veljković live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Vinkovci (15), Rijeka (15), Split (10), and in Zadar (10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Switzerland (1).
Family name Veljković (including: Veljkovic , Veljkovich , Velikovich , Velickovic , Velickovich , Weljkovic and Vellikovich ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Veljkovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Russian Federation , and some 70 people in Germany. "Veljkovich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Velikovich " is used by some 70 people in Belarus , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tin Veljković, Jelena Veljković, Ankica Veljković, Marija Veljković, Slavoljub Veljković, Bratislav Veljković, Radomir Veljković, Tihomir Veljković, Siniša Veljković, Aleksandar Veljković, Denis Veljković, Toni Veljković, Milan Veljković, Jagoda Veljković, Nikica Veljković, Lucija Veljković, Milenko Veljković, Vesna Veljković, Ksenija Veljković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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