Surname Viši in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Viši families are Croats (from Belisce ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Viši live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Belisce (<10) and Valpovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Viši (including: Visi , Vischi , Vishi , Visci , Vissi , Vishni , Vissie , Vishai , Visthi and Visie ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. "Visci " is used by some 400 people in Italy , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in France. "Visie " is used by few people in the United States. "Vischio " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Katica Viši, Saša Viši, Zoran Viši, Ivica Viši, Ivana Viši, Ana Viši, Petra Viši, Helena Viši, Ivan Viši, Ilonka Viši, Jana Viši

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1943 in source Directorium ARCHI-DIOECESI ZAGREBIENSI.

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