Surname Klika in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Klika families are mainly Czechs (from Daruvar area ), less frequently Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Klika live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Dezanovac in Daruvar area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Vrbovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Klika (including: Klicka , Klicheva , Chelika , Klicia , Klichta , Khlika , Klicha , Khliqa and Klica ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Klika " is used by some 700 people in Czech Republic , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Benin. "Klicka " is used by some 400 people in Czech Republic , about 100 in Poland , and some 100 people in the United States. "Klica " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Blanka Klika, Sanja Klika, Jenda Klika, Krešimir Klika, Slavko Klika, Ivana Klika, Tamara Klika, Saša Klika, Dragutin Klika, Marina Klika, Ana Klika, Josip Klika, Ivan Klika, Ankica Klika, Margareta Klika, Vencl Klika

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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