Surname Pšenica in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pšenica families are Croats (from Vukovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Pšenica live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Vukovar (15), Strizivojna in Djakovo area (<10), Koprivnica (<5), and in Lucko (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pšenica (including: Psenica , Pschenica and Pszenica ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. "Pschenica " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pszenica " is used by small number of people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davorka Pšenica, Sandra Pšenica, Zvonimir Pšenica, Laura Pšenica, Dragutin Pšenica, Martina Pšenica, Perica Pšenica, Ivan Pšenica, Dražen Pšenica, Andrea Pšenica, Stjepan Pšenica, Mirjana Pšenica, Zdenko Pšenica, Denis Pšenica, Željka Pšenica, Evica Pšenica, Filip Pšenica, Josip Pšenica, Vedrana Pšenica

Mentions in sources

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

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