Surname Žuvić in modern Croatia

Žuvić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Krk. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Rijeka. In Luka on Dugi (Long) Island every eighth inhabitant had the family name Žuvić.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Žuvić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Zadar (35), Split (30), Omisalj on the Island of Krk (25), and in Luka on Dugi (Long) Island (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 46 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (38), Canada (4), Australia (2), Argentina (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Žuvić (including: Zuvich , Zuvic ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Zuvic " is used by some 100 people in Chile , about 90 in the United States , and some 80 people in Argentina. "Zuvich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 90 in Argentina , and some 60 people in Pakistan.

Characteristic first names

Davor Žuvić, Đimi Žuvić, Marijan Žuvić, Anđelko Žuvić, Marija Žuvić, Karlo Žuvić, Jelka Žuvić, Vlatko Žuvić, Marina Žuvić, Veronika Žuvić, Vesna Žuvić, Željko Žuvić, Asja Žuvić, Ante Žuvić, Josip Žuvić, Šimica Žuvić, Franci Žuvić, Ivan Žuvić, Filka Žuvić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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