Surname Špoljarević in modern Croatia

Špoljarević families are Croats and they are mostly from Novska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska area and in Novska. In Košutarica in Novska area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Špoljarević.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Špoljarević 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 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Kosutarica in Novska area (10), Nova Gradiska (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Špoljarević is present in four countries on three continents.

Characteristic first names

Marija Špoljarević, Ivica Špoljarević, Ivanka Špoljarević, Goran Špoljarević, Drago Špoljarević, Josip Špoljarević, Sandra Špoljarević, Zoran Špoljarević, Nina Špoljarević, Sunčica Špoljarević, Dalija Špoljarević, Hrvoje Špoljarević, Damir Špoljarević, Dragutin Špoljarević, Mira Špoljarević, Dalibor Špoljarević, Vladimir Špoljarević, Jasna Špoljarević, Marina Špoljarević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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