Znika families are Croats and they are mostly from Donja Stubica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donja Stubica and Zagreb. In places Milekovo Selo and Matenci in Donja Stubica every eighth inhabitant had the family name Znika.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Znika live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Matenci (20), Donja Stubica (15), Gornja Podgora (10), and in Milekovo Selo (10).
Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Austria (1), and to Germany (1). Family name Znika is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Znika " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.
