Surname Slavich in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Slavich families are predominantly Croats (from Rijeka ), rarely Italians (also from Rijeka ).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Slavich live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Slavich (including: Slavych , Slawich , Szlavich and Slawych ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Slavich " is used by some 600 people in Ukraine , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Russian Federation. "Slawich " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States. "Szlavich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slavko Slavich, Aldo Slavich, Dorotea Slavich, Olga Slavich, Miranda Slavich, Andrea Slavich, Domenica Slavich, Georg Slavich, George Slavich, Giovanni Slavich, Giuseppe Slavich, Giuseppina Slavich, Ivan Slavich, John Slavich, Lucille Slavich, Maria Slavich, Matteo Slavich, Nicoletta Slavich, Slavenka Slavich

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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