Surname Rica in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Rica families are Croats (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Slavonski Brod.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Rica live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (<10), Makarska (<10), Rogovac in Virovitica area (<5), Koncanica in Daruvar area (<5), and in Podvinje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rica (including: Riza , Rizza , Ricca , Richa , Richha , Ritza , Rieza , Riezza and Rieca ) is present in 120 countries worldwide. "Ritza " is used by some 80 people in Indonesia , about 80 in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Rizza " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 5000 in the Philippines , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Rieza " is used by some 500 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Rica, Danijel Rica, Zlata Rica, Ankica Rica, Saša Rica, Srećko Rica, Lina Rica, Nikola Rica, Nina Rica, Elizabeta Rica, Mario Rica, Raul Rica, Stjepan Rica, Jasenka Rica, Vladimir Rica, Zlatan Rica, Spomenka Rica, Manda Rica, Ana Rica

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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