Surname Zeljković in modern Croatia

Zeljković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Omis , also Serbs, very rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Omis and Split. In Trnbusi in Omis every ninth inhabitant had the family name Zeljković.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Zeljković live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Omis (15), Solin (15), Trnbusi (15), and in Tvrdjavica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zeljković (including: Zeljkovic , Zelikovich , Zeljkovich , Zelicovich , Zelikowicz , Zelikovic , Zelikovics and Zelikovych ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Zeljkovic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Zelikovich " is used by some 100 people in Israel , about 80 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Zelikovic " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marko Zeljković, Siniša Zeljković, Branka Zeljković, Goran Zeljković, Sanja Zeljković, Darko Zeljković, Mlađen Zeljković, Mirjana Zeljković, Branislav Zeljković, Vlatka Zeljković, Dina Zeljković, Vesna Zeljković, Dragutin Zeljković, Jozo Zeljković, Nelija Zeljković, Alena Zeljković, Marin Zeljković, Dara Zeljković, Cvitko Zeljković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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