Surname Čičić in modern Croatia

Čičić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Janjevo , Kosovo, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and in Janjevo, Kosovo.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Čičić live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (105), Slavonski Brod (40), Sisak (30), Split (25), and in Brodski Varos (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (5), the United States (4), and to Germany (3).
Family name Čičić (including: Cicic , Chicas , Chichick and Chichich ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Cicic " is used by some 500 people in Romania , about 300 in Bangladesh , and some 100 people in the United States. "Chichick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chicas " is used by some 7000 people in El Salvador , about 3000 in Guatemala , and some 2000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Čičić, Antun Čičić, Adriana Čičić, Đurđica Čičić, Zlatko Čičić, Roko Čičić, Zdravko Čičić, Smiljan Čičić, Romana Čičić, Erol Čičić, Antonio Čičić, Petar Čičić, Ratko Čičić, Višnja Čičić, Ana Čičić, Augustin Čičić, Anton Čičić, Alojz Čičić, Igor Čičić

Mentions in sources

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.

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