Surname Ljuština in modern Croatia

Ljuština families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Senj area , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and in Senj area. In Glibodol in Senj area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Ljuština.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Ljuština live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Rijeka (15), Sisak (<10), Zadar (<10), and in Daruvar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ljuština (including: Ljustina , Lyustina and Hliustina ) is present in 12 countries on three continents. The family name "Ljustina " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Lyustina " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dušan Ljuština, Sanda Ljuština, Dejan Ljuština, Maša Ljuština, Mirjana Ljuština, Danko Ljuština, Robertino Ljuština, Mirko Ljuština, Jadranka Ljuština, Žarko Ljuština, Nino Ljuština, Dragica Ljuština, Slavena Ljuština, Saša Ljuština, Franjo Ljuština, Nada Ljuština, Duško Ljuština, Slavica Ljuština, Marina Ljuština

Mentions in sources

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

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