Surname Škira in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Škira families are Croats (from Labin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Škira live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Rasa (<5) and Barbici (<5) in Labin area, and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škira (including: Skira , Shkira , Shakira , Schira , Skiera , Scira , Schekira , Skirha , Skyra and Shekira ) is present in 68 countries worldwide. "Skiera " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Germany. "Skirha " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Shekira " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sandra Škira, Dean Škira, Bruno Škira, Milena Škira, Toni Škira, Nino Škira, Antonija Škira, Eugen Škira, Grga Škira, Ivanka Škira, Josip Škira, Juština Škira, Katarina Škira, Lino Škira, Lučano Škira, Marija Škira, Martin Škira, Nikola Škira, Paola Škira

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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