Tikvica families are Croats and they are mostly from Dubrovnik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area. In Točionik in Dubrovnik area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Tikvica.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Tikvica live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 7 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (30), Zagreb (10), Mokosica (10), Zapresic (<10), and in Tocionik in Dubrovnik area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Tikvica is present in 6 countries on two continents. "Tickvitza " is used by few people in the United States.
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.