Surname Čiča in modern Croatia

Čiča families can be both Croats (the family name originates from middle Bosnia ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina area and in Middle Bosnia (Kresevo area). In Kojsina in Middle Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Čiča.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Čiča live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Rijeka (15), Markusica in Vinkovci area (15), Malicka in Glina area (10), and in Sisak (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čiča (including: Cicha , Chica , Chicha , Cica , Chicca , Cicka , Cizza , Cicia , Cicah and Ciezza ) is present in 88 countries worldwide. The family name "Cica " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Switzerland. "Cicha " is used by some 4000 people in Poland , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 400 people in the United States. "Cizza " is used by some 100 people in Italy and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Čiča, Vladimir Čiča, Snježana Čiča, Maša Čiča, Dušan Čiča, Milan Čiča, Gordana Čiča, Dalibor Čiča, Luka Čiča, Verica Čiča, Goranka Čiča, Bogdana Čiča, Deni Čiča, Jovo Čiča, Gorjanka Čiča, Marko Čiča, Nenad Čiča, Marija Čiča, Vanja Čiča

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1678 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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