Tikvić families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area).
Prevalence
About 230 people with faimily name Tikvić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 26 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Sesvete (25), Zupanja (15), Vinkovci (10), and in Otok in Vinkovci area (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Tikvić (including: Tikvic , Tikvich ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. "Tikvich " 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.