Surname Dika in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dika families are almost entirely Croats (from Novi Vinodolski area ), barely Macedonians (also from Novi Vinodolski area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Skradin and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Dika live in Croatia today, in 20 households.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (15), Zagreb (10), Porec (10), Bribir in Novi Vinodolski area (<10), and in Novi Vinodolski (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Canada (9) and the United States (1).
Family name Dika (including: Dicka , Dhika , Dichka , Dikha , Dikka , Dieka , Dikah , Ddika and Dhikka ) is present in 92 countries worldwide. "Dicia " is used by few people in the United States. "Dichosa " is used by some 2000 people in the Philippines , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in United Arab Emirates. "Dichoza " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mihajlo Dika, Živka Dika, Jerko Dika, Vlatka Dika, Jadranko Dika, Dijana Dika, Valentina Dika, Marta Dika, Damir Dika, Jasmina Dika, Karmela Dika, Vesna Dika, Sanjin Dika, Davor Dika, Alena Dika, Velibor Dika, Ines Dika, Mate Dika, Darko Dika

Mentions in sources

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

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