Surname Viskov in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Viskov families are Croats (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Losinj. In Zapuntel in Zadar every tenth inhabitant had the family name Viskov.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Viskov live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zadar (10), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), Zapuntel (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Viskov (including: Wiskow , Vyshkov , Wischow , Vishkov and Vischunov ) is present in 20 countries on four continents. "Wiskow " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Wischow " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Vlatka Viskov, Marko Viskov, Tomislav Viskov, Branko Viskov, Ankica Viskov, Ivo Viskov, Gordana Viskov, Jerko Viskov, Vedran Viskov, Anđelo Viskov, Mihaela Viskov, Vojimir Viskov, Davorka Viskov, Dina Viskov, Davor Viskov, Danila Viskov, Enio Viskov, Ivan Viskov, Luidja Viskov

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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