Surname Šiber in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šiber families are generally Croats (from Zupanja area ), very rarely Germans (from Sisak ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosanian Posavina (Gradacac area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šiber live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Gunja in Zupanja area (<10), Donja Bebrina in Slavonski Brod area (<5), Pula (<5), and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šiber (including: Siber , Sieber , Schieber , Shiber , Shriber , Schiber , Sziber , Shieber , Shtiber and Sciber ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. "Shiber " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Israel , and about 200 in Jordan. "Schiber " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Guatemala , and small number of people in Germany. "Sieber " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 5000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Switzerland.

Characteristic first names

Ivor Šiber, Ivan Šiber, Ivica Šiber, Josip Šiber, Nada Šiber, Antonio Šiber, Gabrijela Šiber, Stjepan Šiber, Slobodan Šiber, Ferdinand Šiber, Gordana Šiber, Nikola Šiber, Antun Šiber, Sofija Šiber, Živka Šiber, Danica Šiber, Adela Šiber, Jelica Šiber, Vera Šiber

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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