Surname Nikić in modern Croatia

Nikić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Tuzla Region, Bosnia (Tuzla area). In Kosci in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every sixth inhabitant had the family name Nikić.

Prevalence

About 1100 people with faimily name Nikić live in Croatia today, in 440 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 59 cities and 129 other places, mostly in Zagreb (225), Borovo in Vukovar area (45), Osijek (30), Rijeka (25), and in Novska (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Nikić (including: Nikic , Nikich , Nicas , Nikitsch , Nichici , Nickich , Nikych and Nicic ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Nikic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Afghanistan , some 100 people in Belarus. "Nickich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Nicas " is used by some 1000 people in Tanzania , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Spain.

Characteristic first names

Gorazd Nikić, Jasna Nikić, Valerija Nikić, Blago Nikić, Dario Nikić, Mijo Nikić, Miljan Nikić, Nada Nikić, Tihana Nikić, Petar Nikić, Anto Nikić, Mira Nikić, Mato Nikić, Željko Nikić, Ivica Nikić, Igor Nikić, Darko Nikić, Saša Nikić, Zoran Nikić

Mentions in sources

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

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