Surname Fišić in modern Croatia

Fišić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Novi Travnik area) and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area). In places Nević Polje and Pribilovići in Middle Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Fišić.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Fišić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Karlovac (30), Rijeka (<10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fišić (including: Fisic , Fishwick , Fishich , Fischdick , Fishnick , Fisich , Fischnich and Fisych ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Fisic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Fishwick " is used by some 1000 people in Great Britain , about 500 in the United States , and some 300 people in Australia. "Fishnick " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Želimir Fišić, Tomislav Fišić, Fikret Fišić, Elizabeta Fišić, Ibrahim Fišić, Željko Fišić, Goran Fišić, Snježana Fišić, Kata Fišić, Ladislav Fišić, Senad Fišić, Marijo Fišić, Ivanko Fišić, Ana Fišić, Perica Fišić, Andrijana Fišić, Željka Fišić, Vjekoslav Fišić, Nada Fišić

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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