Surname Cicak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cicak families are generally Croats (from Cazma area ), rarely Serbs, and barely Roms (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazma area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Cicak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Ivanic-Grad (10), Sesvete (<10), Varazdin (<10), Sisak (<10), and in Novoselec in Ivanic-Grad area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cicak (including: Zizak , Ciezak , Chichak , Cicák , Cycak , Cicack , Zizack , Cicacci and Cizak ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Cicak " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 600 in Germany , and some 500 people in Czech Republic. "Zizak " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Sweden. "Cicack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maca Cicak, Tomislav Cicak, Bruno Cicak, Ivana Cicak, Danijela Cicak, Mijo Cicak, Štefanija Cicak, Igor Cicak, Dajana Cicak, Drago Cicak, Marica Cicak, Sonja Cicak, Nikola Cicak, Josip Cicak, Željka Cicak, Rajko Cicak, Stjepan Cicak, Dalibor Cicak, Mladen Cicak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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