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Surname Šprlje in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šprlje families are Croats (from Opuzen area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Metkovic and Zagreb. In Matijevići in Opuzen area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Šprlje.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Šprlje live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Metkovic (20), Matijevici in Opuzen area (15), Zagreb (<10), Kula Norinska in Opuzen area (<10), and in Opuzen (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šprlje (including: Sprlje , Sperlie ) is present in four countries on two continents.
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Characteristic first names
Ivan Šprlje,
Leon Šprlje,
Zoran Šprlje,
Milenko Šprlje,
Neven Šprlje,
Nena Šprlje,
Vanja Šprlje,
Miljenko Šprlje,
Antonela Šprlje,
Mate Šprlje,
Branka Šprlje,
Greta Šprlje,
Josipa Šprlje,
Ante Šprlje,
Mirela Šprlje,
Nađa Šprlje,
Krasoje Šprlje,
Branko Šprlje,
Josip Šprlje