Surname Mišin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mišin families are almost entirely Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), very rarely Hungarians (from Rijeka area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Visoko area) and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Mišin live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Stikada in Obrovac area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Vinkovci (<10), Tenja (<10), and in Sroki in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mišin (including: Mishin , Misin , Mishkin , Mischin , Miscin , Misslin , Missin , Missien , Misien and Misschin ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. "Missin " is used by small number of people in Ghana , small number in France , and small number of people in the United States. "Miscin " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Mishkin " is used by some 6000 people in Russian Federation , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Đurica Mišin, Ljerka Mišin, Aleksandar Mišin, Stjepan Mišin, Anto Mišin, Dejan Mišin, Marina Mišin, Dragana Mišin, Tomislav Mišin, Anica Mišin, Višnja Mišin, Žofija Mišin, Ivica Mišin, Gabrijela Mišin, Mirjam Mišin, Matej Mišin, Paula Mišin, Ljubica Mišin, Ana Mišin

Mentions in sources

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

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