Surname Nižić in modern Croatia

Nižić families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area) and in Zadar. In places Crveni Grm and Lisice in Herzegovina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Nižić.

Prevalence

About 460 people with faimily name Nižić live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Zadar (55), Primosten in Sibenik area (50), Preko on the Island of Ugljan (45), and in Ploce (35).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Sweden (6), the United States (4), and to Australia (3).
Family name Nižić (including: Nizic , Nizich and Nizick ) is present in 15 countries on three continents. The family name "Nizic " is used by some 80 people in Australia , about 80 in Canada , and some 70 people in the United States. "Nizich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Australia. "Nizick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Nižić, Živko Nižić, Ivo Nižić, Angela Nižić, Jure Nižić, Zvonimir Nižić, Mate Nižić, Luka Nižić, Ljiljana Nižić, Bene Nižić, Bruno Nižić, Marija Nižić, Zdravko Nižić, Ingrid Nižić, Tomislav Nižić, Divna Nižić, Krunoslav Nižić, Tanja Nižić, Nedjeljko Nižić

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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