Surname Šili in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šili families are Croats (from Valpovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Srijem, Vojvodina and in Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šili live in Croatia today, in five households only.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Petrijevci in Valpovo area (<5), Vukovar (<5), Ilok (<5), and in Mraclin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šili (including: Sili , Shili , Silli , Silie , Szili , Silih , Sieli , Schili , Silhi and Schielie ) is present in 124 countries worldwide. "Schili " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schielie " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Sieli " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Šili, Štefica Šili, Ivica Šili, Miroslav Šili, Nikolina Šili, Antun Šili, Ilija Šili, Slavica Šili, Andjelko Šili, Dragan Šili, Davor Šili, Boris Šili, Roža Šili

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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