Surname Staniša in modern Croatia

Staniša families are Croats and they are mostly from Donja Stubica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donja Stubica and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Staniša live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Donja Stubica (<10), Vinez (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Zapresic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Staniša (including: Stanisa , Stanisha , Stanissa and Stanishia ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Stanisa " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Stanisha " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Stanishia " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Staniša, Ines Staniša, Rudolf Staniša, Snježana Staniša, Ivana Staniša, Ljiljana Staniša, Mladen Staniša, Tihomir Staniša, Danijela Staniša, Gordana Staniša, Petar Staniša, Željko Staniša, Damir Staniša, Suzana Staniša, Željka Staniša, Tomislav Staniša, Ivan Staniša, Marica Staniša, Edi Staniša

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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