Surname Basić in modern Croatia

Basić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Basić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Split (40), Nova Gradiska (15), Slavonski Brod (<10), and in Tenja (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (1), the United States (1), Germany (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Basić (including: Basic , Basich , Bassick , Bassich , Basick , Bashich , Basych , Bashic , Bassic and Basics ) is present in 71 countries worldwide. The family name "Basic " is used by some 9000 people in Bangladesh , about 5000 in Germany , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Basich " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 300 in Mexico , and some 300 people in Ukraine. "Bassich " is used by some 60 people in Italy and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Basić, Niko Basić, Božica Basić, Nebojša Basić, Milan Basić, Daniela Basić, Kruno Basić, Borivoj Basić, Antonia Basić, Jadranka Basić, Renata Basić, Andrea Basić, Dragan Basić, Ljiljana Basić, Goran Basić, Cecilija Basić, Saša Basić, Marijana Basić, Nikolina Basić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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