Surname Svich in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Svich families are predominantly Italians (from Rijeka ), rarely Croats (from Pula area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Svich live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Rijeka (<5), Pula (<5), Vodnjan in Pula area (<5), and in Barban in Labin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Svich (including: Swiech , Sviech , Swich and Shvich ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. "Swiech " is used by some 6000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Daniel Svich, Edi Svich, Marija Svich, Richard Svich, Bruno Svich, Domenica Svich, Rino Svich, Vilma Svich, Sara Svich, Ana Svich, Giovanni Svich, Maria Svich, Matteo Svich

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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