Surname Slivka in modern Croatia

Slivka families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Orahovica area , less frequently Slovaks (from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Slivka live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Osijek (25), Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (10), Zagreb (<10), Kraljevica (<10), and in Jelisavac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Slivka (including: Slivca , Sliwka , Slyvka , Slywka , Slívka and Szlivka ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Slivka " is used by some 2000 people in Ukraine , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Slovakia. "Sliwka " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Czech Republic. "Slywka " is used by some 200 people in Canada and about 100 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Slivka, Ivana Slivka, Tihomir Slivka, Nataša Slivka, Branko Slivka, Boris Slivka, Ivica Slivka, Zvonko Slivka, Zdenka Slivka, Ana Slivka, Ivan Slivka, Monika Slivka, Petar Slivka, Adam Slivka, Petra Slivka, Manuel Slivka, Davor Slivka, Igor Slivka, Ankica Slivka

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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