Surname Miš in modern Croatia

Miš families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Rab , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Rab and in Sibenik.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Miš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Kampor on the Island of Rab (25), Dubrovnik (20), Sibenik (20), Palit on the Island of Rab (15), and in Split (10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Miš (including: Mis , Miss , Mish , Mies , Misch , Miesch , Miess , Misth , Misz and Missh ) is present in 149 countries worldwide. "Mish " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 800 in Pakistan , and some 500 people in Kenya. "Misch " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 200 people in the Philippines. "Misth " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlado Miš, Marin Miš, Fabijan Miš, Renata Miš, Mirko Miš, Đina Miš, Mira Miš, Bojan Miš, Tonko Miš, Ljiljana Miš, Zena Miš, Anđelka Miš, Tomislav Miš, Miljenko Miš, Joško Miš, Zdenka Miš, Dora Miš, Ljubomir Miš, Zlatko Miš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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