Surname Skarpa in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Skarpa families are Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Skarpa live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Skarpa (including: Scarpa , Sciarpa and Shkarpa ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Skarpa " is used by some 300 people in Greece , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 90 people in the United States. "Shkarpa " is used by few people in the United States. "Scarpa " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 5000 in Brazil , and some 2000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davorin Skarpa, Josip Skarpa, Ivo Skarpa, Silva Skarpa, Ivan Skarpa, Vera Skarpa, Zlatko Skarpa, Ante Skarpa, Boris Skarpa, Draga Skarpa, Mandina Skarpa, Marko Skarpa, Mate Skarpa, Paško Skarpa, Silve Skarpa

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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