Surname Žiga in modern Croatia

Žiga families are najvise Croats the family name originates from Koprivnica area , but also Bosniaks (from Podgorica, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Žiga live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Nova Bukovica in Slatina area (<10), Sesvete (<10), Donja Dubrava in Koprivnica area (<10), and in Novaki Petrovinski (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žiga (including: Ziga , Zigah , Zyga , Zhiga , Zsiga , Zigha , Ziggah and Zigga ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. "Zsiga " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Romania. "Zigga " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Zyga " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 100 in Greece , and some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Žiga, Ksenija Žiga, Drago Žiga, Robert Žiga, Senada Žiga, Attila Žiga, Zrinka Žiga, Antonio Žiga, Josip Žiga, Safet Žiga, Zdravko Žiga, Milkica Žiga, Nada Žiga, Šerif Žiga, Sandra Žiga, Enver Žiga, Dragutin Žiga, Damir Žiga, Gordana Žiga

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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