Surname Fio in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Fio families are Croats (from the Island of Hvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Zabok.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Fio live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<10), Split (<5), Zabok (<5), and in Novigrad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fio (including: Phyo , Fiero , Phio , Fieo , Fioh , Fyo , Fieroh , Hfio and Phieo ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. "Fieo " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Phieo " is used by few people in the United States. "Fieroh " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mate Fio, Dinko Fio, Đanna Fio, Marija Fio, Petar Fio, Marko Fio, Oliver Fio, Zvjezdana Fio, Šimun Fio, Mirna Fio, Damir Fio, Lovorka Fio, Nada Fio, Leonardo Fio, Velimir Fio, Ljiljana Fio, Neven Fio, Vjeran Fio, Agata Fio

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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