Surname Skira in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Skira families are predominantly Croats (from Labin area ), rarely Italians (from Pula area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and Pula.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Skira live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Letajac in Labin area (<10), Pula (<5), Labin (<5), and in Premantura (<5) and Sisan (<5) in Pula area.

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Canada (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Skira (including: Schirra , Schira , Skiera , Shkira , Scira , Sciera , Shkyra , Skirha and Skyra ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. "Skiera " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Germany. "Skirha " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Skyra " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dean Skira, Lorena Skira, Antonietta Skira, Aldo Skira, Dalida Skira, Lino Skira, Albino Skira, Tamara Skira, Cezare Skira, Marija Skira, Albina Skira, Đino Skira, Erminija Skira, Lina Skira, Diana Skira, Goran Skira, Marina Skira, Ema Skira, Gino Skira

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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