Surname Šuta in modern Croatia

Šuta families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska area and in Middle Bosnia (Bugojno area). In Jemanlići in Middle Bosnia nearly every inhabitant had the family name Šuta.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Šuta live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Makarska (35), Stobrec (20), Split (20), Podstrana in Solin area (15), and in Baska Voda in Makarska area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šuta (including: Suta , Sutta , Sutha , Sueta , Shuta , Szuta , Schuta , Suetha , Shutha and Shueta ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. "Shuta " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Schuta " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Guatemala. "Szuta " is used by some 700 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Šuta, Dalibor Šuta, Mate Šuta, Ivanka Šuta, Perica Šuta, Vladimir Šuta, Ante Šuta, Zlatka Šuta, Sanja Šuta, Gordana Šuta, Dragan Šuta, Darinka Šuta, Danijel Šuta, Ivo Šuta, Marijana Šuta, Mirjana Šuta, Danijela Šuta, Zvonimir Šuta, Marica Šuta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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