Surname Špiljak in modern Croatia

Špiljak families are Croats and they are mostly from Pregrada area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pregrada.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Špiljak live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Hum na Sutli in Pregrada area (40), Pregrada (30), Kutina (15), and in Prislin in Pregrada area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Špiljak (including: Shpilyak , Spiljak , Shpylyak and Speljak ) is present in 7 countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Višnja Špiljak, Biserka Špiljak, Gordan Špiljak, Karolina Špiljak, Damir Špiljak, Dominik Špiljak, Snježana Špiljak, Dragutin Špiljak, Branko Špiljak, Bruno Špiljak, Martina Špiljak, Ines Špiljak, Goran Špiljak, Antun Špiljak, Davor Špiljak, Nedjeljko Špiljak, Marijan Špiljak, Stjepan Špiljak, Igor Špiljak

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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