Surname Amić in modern Croatia

Amić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Nasice , rarely Roms (from Gospic area ). According to some sources they are from Petrinja area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Nasice. In Koprivna in Pozega area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Amić.

Prevalence

About 790 people with faimily name Amić live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 92 other places, mostly in Nasice (160), Nova Gradiska (65), Karlovac (60), Perusic in Gospic area (50), and in Podgorac in Nasice area (45).

Outside Croatia

Family name Amić (including: Amic , Amichia , Amici , Amick , Amich , Amiche , Amichi , Amicci , Amiech and Amicha ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Amic " is used by some 1000 people in France , about 200 in South Africa , and some 200 people in the United States. "Amici " is used by some 5000 people in Italy , about 600 in Brazil , and some 600 people in the United States. "Amick " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and some 60 people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Enio Amić, Dragan Amić, Ljiljana Amić, Milan Amić, Krešimir Amić, Željko Amić, Maja Amić, Darko Amić, Marija Amić, Dane Amić, Kristijan Amić, Mihaela Amić, Ljubica Amić, Josipa Amić, Denis Amić, Damir Amić, Janko Amić, Marinko Amić, Ivana Amić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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