Surname Mikuš in modern Croatia

Mikuš families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area , rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Zagreb. In places Laz Stubički and Laz Bistrički in Zlatar area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Mikuš.

Prevalence

About 450 people with faimily name Mikuš live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 480 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (120), in Laz Bistricki (80) and Laz Stubicki (60) in Zlatar area, Sesvete (50), and in Piskorevci (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mikuš (including: Mikus , Mickus , Mikush , Miekus , Mikusch , Mikusz , Mikusha , Mikkus , Mikuss and Mickush ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Mikus " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Poland , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Mikush " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Bulgaria. "Mikusch " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in Austria , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Mikuš, Josip Mikuš, Sanja Mikuš, Ljiljana Mikuš, Stjepan Mikuš, Ivan Mikuš, Spomenka Mikuš, Božo Mikuš, Željko Mikuš, Cecilija Mikuš, Daliborka Mikuš, Vladimir Mikuš, Ornella Mikuš, Zdravko Mikuš, Borivoj Mikuš, Goran Mikuš, Milena Mikuš, Marina Mikuš, Vlado Mikuš

Mentions in sources

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

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