Surname Špoljarić in modern Croatia

Špoljarić families are Croats and they are mostly from Gospic area. According to some sources they are from Bjelovar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic area and in Zagreb. In places Bakovac Kosinjski and Gornji Kosinj in Gospic area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Špoljarić.

Prevalence

About 2800 people with faimily name Špoljarić live in Croatia today, in 1200 households. There were 2600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 74 cities and 293 other places, mostly in Zagreb (435), Osijek (100), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (90), Belisce (80), and in Valpovo (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 40 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (18), Australia (9), the United States (4), Sweden (2), Argentina (2), Austria (2), Switzerland (2), and to Canada (1).
Family name Špoljarić (including: Spoljaric , Spoljarich and Spoljarick ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Spoljaric " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 500 in Germany , and some 400 people in Brazil. "Spoljarick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Drago Špoljarić, Ninoslav Špoljarić, Jasna Špoljarić, Sanja Špoljarić, Davorin Špoljarić, Ivan Špoljarić, Borko Špoljarić, Marko Špoljarić, Jasminka Špoljarić, Tomislav Špoljarić, Robert Špoljarić, Nevenka Špoljarić, Vladimir Špoljarić, Tihomir Špoljarić, Marica Špoljarić, Aleksandra Špoljarić, Miljenko Špoljarić, Zdravko Špoljarić, David Špoljarić

Mentions in sources

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

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