Surname Papić in modern Croatia

Papić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia and according to some sources from Boke Kotorske , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Western Bosnia (Tomislavgrad area). In Vedašić in Western Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Papić.

Prevalence

About 1600 people with faimily name Papić live in Croatia today, in 680 households. There were 1000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 82 cities and 150 other places, mostly in Zagreb (315), Split (150), Vrsi (50), Osijek (45), and in Rijeka (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 39 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (14), the United States (8), Australia (7), Uruguay (3), Austria (3), Chile (2), the Netherlands (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Papić (including: Papic , Papich , Papicha , Papick , Papych , Papics , Papicho and Papiech ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Papic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in Chile. "Papich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Russian Federation , and some 80 people in Uruguay. "Papiech " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tone Papić, Vladan Papić, Josip Papić, Mario Papić, Krsto Papić, Nenad Papić, Helena Papić, Srđan Papić, Sanja Papić, Boris Papić, Adela Papić, Jasminka Papić, Ivanka Papić, Jozo Papić, Koraljka Papić, Slavko Papić, Damir Papić, Stjepan Papić, Anton Papić

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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