Surname Motika in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Motika families are Croats (from Pazin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Motika live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Debeljuhi in Pazin area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Pula (<5), Vadediji in Pazin area (<5), and in Rovinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (3) and the United States (2).
Family name Motika (including: Motyka , Motycka , Motica , Moticka , Motichka , Mothika , Mottika , Motieka and Mootika ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Motika " is used by some 500 people in Tanzania , about 300 in Kenya , and some 200 people in the United States. "Moticka " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Motichka " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nenad Motika, Romano Motika, Željka Motika, Ivan Motika, Dragica Motika, Marina Motika, Antun Motika, Dušan Motika, Lucijan Motika, Josip Motika, Mirijana Motika, Branko Motika, Franko Motika, Renato Motika, Zoran Motika, Kristina Motika, Martina Motika, Ruža Motika, Maria Motika

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