Surname Žitka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Žitka families are Czechs by relative majority (from Pakrac ), equally Croats (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Daruvar. In Kapetanovo Polje in Pakrac every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Žitka.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Žitka live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Daruvar (<10), Donji Daruvar (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Žitka (including: Zitka , Zytka , Zítka , Zietka and Zitcka ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. The family name "Zitka " is used by some 100 people in Czech Republic , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Germany. "Zitcka " is used by few people in the United States. "Zytka " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Damir Žitka, Davorka Žitka, Emil Žitka, Maja Žitka, Oldrih Žitka, Sanja Žitka, Josip Žitka, Marija Žitka, Vjekoslava Žitka, Alen Žitka, Franciska Žitka, Đurđa Žitka, Stjepan Žitka, Edo Žitka, Nena Žitka, Karlo Žitka, Marko Žitka, Jovanka Žitka, Leon Žitka

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