Surname Ničić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ničić families are predominantly Croats (from Varazdin ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Hungarians (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Ničić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<5), Varazdin (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ničić (including: Nicas , Nichici , Nitschkie , Nickich , Nitschel , Nitschki , Nichic , Nicasso and Nicic ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. "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

Tatjana Ničić, Mirko Ničić, Željko Ničić, Goran Ničić, Veseljko Ničić, Božica Ničić, Valentina Ničić, Ljubica Ničić, Dušan Ničić, Svetlana Ničić, Matija Ničić, Nataša Ničić, Stana Ničić, Ivka Ničić, Mirjana Ničić, Milan Ničić, Rade Ničić, Nedeljko Ničić, Đorđe Ničić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1705 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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