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Surname Šikman in modern Croatia
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.
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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).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šikman (including: Sikman , Shikman , Siekman , Sickman , Sieckman , Schickman , Shickman , Shiekman , Szikman and Schikman ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Sikman " is used by some 300 people in Turkey , about 60 in Uganda , and small number of people in the United States. "Shikman " is used by some 90 people in Mexico , about 70 in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Schikman " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Drago Šikman,
Martin Šikman,
Jasna Šikman,
Saša Šikman,
Renata Šikman,
Katarina Šikman,
Lučano Šikman,
Julka Šikman,
Marina Šikman,
Valter Šikman,
Mile Šikman,
Ivana Šikman,
Gospova Šikman,
Dubravka Šikman,
Kata Šikman,
Vladimir Šikman,
Josip Šikman,
Marija Šikman,
Slavko Šikman