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Surname Vilus in modern Croatia
Vilus families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Kotor Varos area) and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area). In Zagrađe in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Vilus.
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Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Vilus live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Petrinja (10), Trnovac in Pozega area (10), Bjelovar (10), Bolc in Cazma area (10), and in Strazeman in Pozega area (10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Vilus (including: Wilusz , Wilus , Velyush , Wilush , Velush , Willus , Velyus , Villius and Velus ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Vilus " is used by some 1000 people in Haiti , about 80 in France , and some 70 people in the United States. "Velus " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Wilus " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 70 in Poland.
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Characteristic first names
Jadranka Vilus,
Igor Vilus,
Mara Vilus,
Vesna Vilus,
Miloš Vilus,
Marina Vilus,
Ružica Vilus,
Dušana Vilus,
Nedeljko Vilus,
Marko Vilus,
Ivo Vilus,
Ivana Vilus,
Dušan Vilus,
Zorica Vilus,
Marija Vilus,
Josip Vilus,
Saša Vilus,
Jela Vilus,
Nebojša Vilus