Surname Sjauš in modern Croatia

Sjauš families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pasman. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Pasman.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Sjauš live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zadar (40), Tribanj on the Island of Pasman (30), Rijeka (<10), Posedarje in Zadar area (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sjauš (including: Sjaus , Syaus , Siaus and Siaush ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. "Siaus " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slavka Sjauš, Ante Sjauš, Vilim Sjauš, Helena Sjauš, Marija Sjauš, Tea Sjauš, Mladen Sjauš, Slavica Sjauš, Ivo Sjauš, Nedjeljko Sjauš, Nediljko Sjauš, Ivica Sjauš, Josip Sjauš, Milan Sjauš, Olga Sjauš, Milorad Sjauš, Branko Sjauš, Dražen Sjauš, Mirjana Sjauš

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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