Surname Vizi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vizi families are generally Croats (from Grubisno Polje area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Grubisno Polje area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Vizi live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Gornja Kovacica in Grubisno Polje area (<5), Kastav (<5), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (<5), and in Bilje in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vizi (including: Vizzi , Vizhi , Vizy , Viezzi , Vizii , Wizi , Vizzie , Vhizhi and Vizsy ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. "Vizzi " is used by some 900 people in Italy , about 400 in the United States , and some 100 people in Argentina. "Vizhi " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Singapore , and small number of people in Malaysia. "Vizzie " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijela Vizi, Ivan Vizi, Željka Vizi, Daniel Vizi, Ana Vizi, Dragica Vizi, Danica Vizi, Drago Vizi, Dario Vizi, Jakob Vizi, Jelka Vizi, Milan Vizi, Etelka Vizi, Josip Vizi, Ljudevit Vizi, Marija Vizi, Ivica Vizi, Ivkica Vizi, Marica Vizi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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