Surname Kik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kik families are Croats (from Opatija ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Opatija.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kik live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Icici (<10), Rijeka (<5), in Podhum (<5) and Grobnik (<5) in Rijeka area, and in Liganj in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Kik (including: Kick , Kiik , Kieck , Kichko , Kic , Kikh , Kichka , Kiek and Khik ) is present in 151 countries worldwide. "Kick " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Mexico. "Kieck " is used by some 1000 people in South Africa , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany. "Kiik " is used by some 2000 people in Indonesia , about 200 in Estonia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Kik, Robert Kik, Kristijan Kik, Đurđa Kik, Andrea Kik, Tea Kik, Nada Kik, Luka Kik, Marijan Kik, Radenko Kik, Sonja Kik, Marija Kik, Zoran Kik, Zlatko Kik, Maša Kik, Vojmir Kik, Ante Kik, Željka Kik, Ratko Kik

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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