Surname Muić in modern Croatia

Muić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Murter. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Slunj area. In Dazlina on the Island of Murter every fourth inhabitant had the family name Muić.

Prevalence

About 300 people with faimily name Muić live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 310 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Vukmanic (50), Karlovac (35), Zagreb (30), Resetari in Nova Gradiska area (25), and in Dazlina on the Island of Murter (15).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Austria (1), Australia (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Muić (including: Muhic , Muic , Muich , Muizz , Muhich and Muick ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Muic " is used by some 100 people in Thailand , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Muich " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Muick " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Muić, Goran Muić, Josip Muić, Branka Muić, Zoran Muić, Tomislav Muić, Mirela Muić, Nataša Muić, Joško Muić, Dorotea Muić, Mile Muić, Marija Muić, Ante Muić, Milan Muić, Mirjana Muić, Andrej Muić, Renata Muić, Željko Muić, Marijan Muić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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