Surname Lišić in modern Croatia

Lišić families are mainly Bosniaks and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , whereas often Croats (also from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Zupanja area. In Gornji Rahić in Bosanian Posavina every ninth inhabitant had the family name Lišić.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Lišić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Gunja in Zupanja area (35), Rijeka (10), Zagreb (<10), Split (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lišić (including: Lisic , Lisich , Lissick , Liscic , Lisick , Lischick , Lishick , Lisych , Lisichk and Lissich ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Lisic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Moldova , and small number of people in Germany. "Lisich " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Liscic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boženka Lišić, Josip Lišić, Branko Lišić, Ekrem Lišić, Josipa Lišić, Jasmin Lišić, Amir Lišić, Fuad Lišić, Đurđa Lišić, Abdulah Lišić, Adem Lišić, Evica Lišić, Redžo Lišić, Andrija Lišić, Jusuf Lišić, Maja Lišić, Nermin Lišić, Jasminka Lišić, Hamzalija Lišić

Mentions in sources

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

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