Surname Ćika in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ćika families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Duga Resa area and in Slunj. In Gornja Visočka in Slunj every ninth inhabitant had the family name Ćika.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Ćika live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Svojic in Duga Resa area (<5), Popovac in Beli Manastir area (<5), Brezovica (<5), and in Vukovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ćika (including: Chika , Cika , Cicka , Chicka , Czika , Ciecka , Chieka , Cikha , Cikka and Cieka ) is present in 120 countries worldwide. "Chieka " is used by small number of people in Indonesia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in United Arab Emirates. "Cieka " is used by few people in the United States. "Chicka " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Ćika, Nenad Ćika, Nikola Ćika, Mile Ćika, Ivica Ćika, Milovan Ćika, Mladen Ćika, Borislav Ćika, Branka Ćika, Ljuba Ćika, Verica Ćika, Ljiljana Ćika, Bogdan Ćika, Zorka Ćika, Danica Ćika, Rade Ćika, Marija Ćika, Ljubica Ćika, Milica Ćika

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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