Surname Buić in modern Croatia

Buić families are Croats and they are mostly from Pula area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pula area.

Prevalence

About 370 people with faimily name Buić live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 410 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Pula (110), Marcana in Pula area (40), Zagreb (25), Pomer in Pula area (25), and in Rijeka (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (9), France (2), Germany (2), Sweden (2), Australia (1), Venezuela (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Buić (including: Buic , Buick , Buyck , Buich , Buiche , Buhic , Buichl and Bhuicha ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Buic " is used by some 100 people in Bangladesh , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Buich " is used by some 90 people in Argentina and about 80 in the United States. "Buick " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in Great Britain , and some 300 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Aurelio Buić, Siniša Buić, Ester Buić, Ratko Buić, Stjepan Buić, Goran Buić, Dragan Buić, Srećko Buić, Marija Buić, Vladimir Buić, Sonja Buić, Ljubomir Buić, Kristina Buić, Andrea Buić, Dario Buić, Alen Buić, Dean Buić, Dragutin Buić, Jasna Buić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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