Surname Memić in modern Croatia

Memić families are mainly Bosniaks and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), whereas often Croats (also from Cazinska Krajina Region , Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Cazin area) and in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area). In Bahori in East Herzegovina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Memić.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Memić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Pula (20), Rijeka (15), Split (<10), and in Sesvete (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Memić (including: Memic , Memicha , Memmiche , Memich , Memmicha and Memiche ) is present in 32 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Emir Memić, Hrvoje Memić, Fikreta Memić, Damir Memić, Tanja Memić, Hinda Memić, Milan Memić, Džemal Memić, Tamara Memić, Alma Memić, Aida Memić, Anđela Memić, Mustafa Memić, Mujo Memić, Suvad Memić, Senadin Memić, Zdravka Memić, Sadeta Memić, Senad Memić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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