In Croatia, Paprika families are Serbs by relative majority (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ), less frequently Croats (from Vinkovci area ), and rarely Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Paprika live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Laslovo in Osijek area (10), Zagreb (10), Zivaja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<10), Sisak (<5), and in Sunja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5).
