Surname Zich in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Zich live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zich (including: Zych , Ziech , Zicchi , Zicche and Zhizh ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Zich " is used by some 700 people in Czech Republic , about 700 in Germany , and some 600 people in the United States. "Ziech " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil. "Zych " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Željko Zich, Ivan Zich, Nada Zich, Mara Zich

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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