Surname Misita in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Misita families are mainly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Dubrovnik ), and very rarely Poles (also from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in East Herzegovina (Trebinje area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Misita live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Dubrovnik (15), Zaton (<5), Makarska (<5), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Misita (including: Mishita , Missita ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Misita " is used by some 200 people in Kenya , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Italy. "Missita " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Misita, Mara Misita, Vjera Misita, Arleta Misita, Milan Misita, Marko Misita, Rajko Misita, Mila Misita, Kristina Misita, Milica Misita, Radoslav Misita, Vlado Misita, Smilja Misita, Živko Misita, Risto Misita, Pero Misita, Slavko Misita, Zdravka Misita, Ljubica Misita

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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