Surname Kazić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kazić families are generally Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ), rarely Bosniaks (from Middle Bosnia ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Sanski Most area). In Podgrab in Middle Bosnia nearly every inhabitant had the family name Kazić.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Kazić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Varazdin (<10), Goli Vrh in Jastrebarsko area (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Zabok (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kazić (including: Kazic , Kazici , Kazich , Cazic , Chazick , Kazhich , Kazichi and Kazick ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Kazic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in France , and some 80 people in Canada. "Kazich " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Kazick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Velimir Kazić, Robert Kazić, Ana Kazić, Amir Kazić, Miroslav Kazić, Stjepan Kazić, Irena Kazić, Ratimir Kazić, Zlata Kazić, Josip Kazić, Smajil Kazić, Almir Kazić, Sanela Kazić, Željko Kazić, Gordana Kazić, Zlatko Kazić, Jadran Kazić, Harun Kazić, Nevenka Kazić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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