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Surname Mezić in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Mezić families are generally Croats (from Zadar ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Ploce area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Losinj. In Ilovik on the Island of Losinj every fourth inhabitant had the family name Mezić.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Mezić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Zadar (15), Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<5), Ploce (<5), and in Zaostrog in Ploce area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (16) and Switzerland (1).
Family name Mezić (including: Mezic , Mezieche , Mezich , Mezick , Mezzich , Mezzic and Mezsick ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Mezic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Germany. "Mezich " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Mezick " is used by some 400 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Željka Mezić,
Jadranka Mezić,
Ivan Mezić,
Silvana Mezić,
Bruno Mezić,
Branko Mezić,
Amela Mezić,
Davorka Mezić,
Goran Mezić,
Melita Mezić,
Dora Mezić,
Šime Mezić,
Aleksandar Mezić,
Alida Mezić,
Vlastimir Mezić,
Mirjana Mezić,
Petar Mezić,
Davor Mezić,
Rajko Mezić