Surname Paić in modern Croatia

Paić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Skradin , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Zagreb. In Ljubostinje in Drnis area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Paić.

Prevalence

About 1000 people with faimily name Paić live in Croatia today, in 480 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 49 cities and 85 other places, mostly in Zagreb (245), Sibenik (195), Split (115), Rijeka (30), and in Skradin (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (4), Germany (4), the United States (1), Austria (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Paić (including: Paic , Paick , Paich , Paichha , Paichl , Paici , Paicz , Paichuk , Paicho and Pahic ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. "Paich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in South Africa , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Paicz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Paick " is used by some 100 people in Korea (South) , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Frane Paić, Ratko Paić, Edita Paić, Branko Paić, Marijo Paić, Krešimir Paić, Josip Paić, Marinko Paić, Žarko Paić, Antonia Paić, Jadranka Paić, Marijana Paić, Dragan Paić, Sanja Paić, Gordana Paić, Ivica Paić, Milivoj Paić, Ljiljana Paić, Sanela Paić

Mentions in sources

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

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