Surname Vilović in modern Croatia

Vilović families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Vilović live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are only located in in 10 Croatian cities and 11 other places, mostly in Split (35), Zagreb (30), Korcula on the Island of Korcula (25), Osijek (15), and in Donje Mrzlo Polje Mreznicko (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vilović (including: Vilovic , Velovic , Velovich , Vilovich and Velovici ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. "Velovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Velovich " is used by some 80 people in Argentina , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Velovici " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Vilović, Marin Vilović, Ivan Vilović, Katarina Vilović, Darko Vilović, Vedran Vilović, Nenad Vilović, Tihomir Vilović, Dragica Vilović, Morana Vilović, Jakov Vilović, Sergije Vilović, Jadran Vilović, Dario Vilović, Vesna Vilović, Vanja Vilović, Svemir Vilović, Nives Vilović, Zdravko Vilović

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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