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Surname Bjelica in modern Croatia
Bjelica families can be both Montenegrins (the family name originates from Beli Manastir ) and Croats (from Virovitica ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Virovitica.
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Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Bjelica live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Beli Manastir (10), Split (<10), Dubrovnik (<10), and in Virovitica (<10).
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Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Bjelica (including: Bielitza , Bielica ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Bjelica " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Bielitza " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Siniša Bjelica,
Jadranka Bjelica,
Darko Bjelica,
Aleksandar Bjelica,
Jacques Bjelica,
Svjetlana Bjelica,
Vladimir Bjelica,
Goran Bjelica,
Jasmina Bjelica,
Anica Bjelica,
Petar Bjelica,
Saša Bjelica,
Dora Bjelica,
Tomislav Bjelica,
Alen Bjelica,
Dragiša Bjelica,
Ljiljana Bjelica,
Slobodan Bjelica,
Sanja Bjelica
