Surname Biško in modern Croatia

Biško families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area) and in Bosnian Krajina (Bosanska Dubica area).

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Biško live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Imotski (40), Split (20), Bjelovar (15), and in Sesvete (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Biško (including: Bisko , Bishko , Bisco , Biszko , Bisheko , Bischko , Bishiko , Bischo , Biscio and Biscko ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Bisko " is used by some 60 people in Poland and about 60 in the United States. "Bishko " is used by some 500 people in Ukraine , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Russian Federation. "Biscko " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ante Biško, Željko Biško, Jerko Biško, Ana Biško, Boris Biško, Davor Biško, Venka Biško, Krešimir Biško, Anica Biško, Damir Biško, Jozo Biško, Dražen Biško, Ivan Biško, Mila Biško, Gizela Biško, Josip Biško, Dragica Biško, Miro Biško, Emanuela Biško

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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