Surname Erica in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Erica families are Croats (from Omis area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Erica live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Split (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Jesenice in Omis area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Erica (including: Eriza , Herica , Errica , Heriza , Eryca , Ericca , Erycha , Eryza and Ericha ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. The family name "Erica " is used by some 3000 people in Brazil , about 2000 in Indonesia , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Eriza " is used by some 800 people in Indonesia , about 200 in Chile , and small number of people in the United States. "Heriza " is used by some 300 people in Indonesia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Malaysia.

Characteristic first names

Marin Erica, Žarko Erica, Mate Erica, Tugomir Erica, Adelhajda Erica, Dora Erica, Ema Erica, Marija Erica, Ante Erica, Ivanka Erica, Matija Erica, Nela Erica, Tone Erica

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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