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Surname Vilke in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Vilke families are generally Croats (from Rijeka ), rarely Italians (from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Vilke live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Rijeka (10), Lovran in Opatija area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Vilke (including: Wilke , Wilcke , Vilche , Willke , Velke , Vilce , Wihlke , Velcke and Vielke ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. The family name "Vilke " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , about 60 in Lithuania , and small number of people in the United States. "Vielke " is used by few people in the United States. "Vilce " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Brazil.
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Characteristic first names
Mirjana Vilke,
Siniša Vilke,
Smiljka Vilke,
Milivoj Vilke,
Ivan Vilke,
Martina Vilke,
Dragan Vilke,
Karlo Vilke,
Nadia Vilke,
Andrea Vilke,
Zlatko Vilke,
Andrijana Vilke,
Filip Vilke,
Matija Vilke,
Ivana Vilke,
Ivica Vilke,
Sara Vilke
