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Surname Sterniša in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Sterniša families are Croats (from the Island of Vis ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on the Island of Vis.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Sterniša live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Podhumlje on the Island of Vis (<10), Cavtat in Dubrovnik area (<5), and in Komiza on the Island of Vis (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Sterniša (including: Sternisa , Sternisha ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. "Sternisha " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Algeria.
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Characteristic first names
Anita Sterniša,
Gabrijela Sterniša,
Nikola Sterniša,
Nevenka Sterniša,
Hrvoje Sterniša,
Ivo Sterniša,
Antica Sterniša,
Joško Sterniša,
Ivan Sterniša,
Damir Sterniša,
Vida Sterniša,
Rajko Sterniša,
Dušan Sterniša
