In Croatia, Šikman families are predominantly Croats (from Buje area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Mrkonjic Grad area) and in Buje area. In Agino Selo in Banja Luka Region (Bosnia) every eighth inhabitant had the family name Šikman.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Šikman live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Vranje Selo in Buje area (<10), Rijeka (<5), Vizinada in Buje area (<5), and in Pula (<5).
