Surname Stihović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Stihović families are Croats (from Pazin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Pazin.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Stihović live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Lindar (10), Pula (<10), and in Bazgalji in Pazin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Stihović (including: Stihovic , Stihovich ) is present in four countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Stihović, Ana Stihović, Dubravko Stihović, Miran Stihović, Josip Stihović, Nikola Stihović, Robert Stihović, Mladen Stihović, Biserka Stihović, Adriano Stihović, Barbara Stihović, Vinko Stihović, Ladislav Stihović, Pavica Stihović, Lorenzo Stihović, Karmen Stihović, Albina Stihović, Antica Stihović, Ljubica Stihović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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