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Surname Ive in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Ive families are generally Croats (from the Island of Hvar ), very rarely Italians (from Rovinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Rovinj.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Ive live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Split (<10), Hvar on the Island of Hvar (<10), Rovinj (<10), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Ive (including: Iwe , Hive , Ieve , Iweh , Yve and Hyve ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. "Yve " is used by some 80 people in France , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Iweh " is used by small number of people in Thailand , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Hyve " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Silvano Ive,
Silvija Ive,
Miranda Ive,
Nikša Ive,
Antonio Ive,
Perina Ive,
Mario Ive,
Olga Ive,
Rikardo Ive,
Denis Ive,
Tatjana Ive,
Tomislav Ive,
Srđan Ive,
Davor Ive,
Dragica Ive,
Boja Ive,
Marija Ive,
Riccardo Ive,
Lea Ive
