Surname Biga in modern Croatia

Biga families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Otocac area. According to some sources they are from Boka Kotorska, often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Otocac area and in Zagreb. In Plitvica Selo in Otocac area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Biga.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Biga live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Rijeka (15), in Donji Babin Potok (10) and Gornji Babin Potok (<10) in Otocac area, and in Plaski in Slunj area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Biga (including: Biega , Bighea , Bhiga , Bigga , Bigha , Bighia , Bigah , Bighah and Bighta ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. "Biega " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil. "Bighia " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bighta " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Biga, Vesna Biga, Predrag Biga, Branko Biga, Sandra Biga, Nikolina Biga, Jadranka Biga, Đorđe Biga, Manda Biga, Miroslav Biga, Miodrag Biga, Melita Biga, Anka Biga, Milorad Biga, Dario Biga, Nenad Biga, Maja Biga, Branka Biga, Stevo Biga

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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