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Surname Vilić in modern Croatia
Vilić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. According to some sources they are from Bosnian Posavina, rarely Serbs, and Bosniaks (Cazinska Krajina, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Maglaj area) and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Cazin area). In Mutnik in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every sixth inhabitant had the family name Vilić.
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Prevalence
About 480 people with faimily name Vilić live in Croatia today, in 210 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 44 cities and 47 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Rijeka (40), Split (35), Drenovci in Zupanja area (25), and in Osijek (20).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Vilić (including: Vilic , Willich , Vilich , Velici , Wilich , Wilick , Vilics , Vilych , Vellich and Vierlich ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. The family name "Vilic " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 60 in Sweden , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Germany. "Vilics " is used by small number of people in Hungary , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Velici " is used by some 300 people in Romania , small number in Spain , and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Katarina Vilić,
Rade Vilić,
Lorenc Vilić,
Marinko Vilić,
Anto Vilić,
Josip Vilić,
Snežana Vilić,
Zrinka Vilić,
Danijel Vilić,
Marjan Vilić,
Biserka Vilić,
Ana Vilić,
Goran Vilić,
Roberta Vilić,
Vesna Vilić,
Stipo Vilić,
Antun Vilić,
Andreas Vilić,
Marija Vilić
