Surname Sušnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sušnik families are almost entirely Croats (from Opatija area ), very rarely Slovenes (also from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Sušnik live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Klana in Opatija area (15), Zagreb (10), Sisak (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Krapinske Toplice in Krapina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sušnik (including: Susnik , Susnic , Susnick , Sushnik , Suschnick , Suschnik , Sushenik , Susnich , Shushanik and Sussnik ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Susnik " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Italy , and some 100 people in Canada. "Susnick " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Suschnick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Herman Sušnik, Mladen Sušnik, Franjo Sušnik, Miroslav Sušnik, Elvis Sušnik, Irena Sušnik, Aleksandar Sušnik, Marina Sušnik, Stjepan Sušnik, Stane Sušnik, Milada Sušnik, Matjaž Sušnik, Ivan Sušnik, Matej Sušnik, Alen Sušnik, Ana Sušnik, Sloven Sušnik, Ivana Sušnik, Fran Sušnik

Mentions in sources

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

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