Surname Pika in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pika families are predominantly Croats (from Daruvar area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pika live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Sirac in Daruvar area (<5) and Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pika (including: Pica , Picka , Piecka , Pichka , Pikka , Pikha , Pikaa , Phika and Pieka ) is present in 98 countries worldwide. "Pieka " is used by few people in the United States. "Picka " is used by some 600 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in Latvia , and some 200 people in the United States. "Piecka " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 100 in Slovakia , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branka Pika, Jadranko Pika, Marko Pika, Stanko Pika, Marija Pika, Danica Pika, Marica Pika, Vlado Pika, Branko Pika, Katica Pika, Matija Pika

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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