Surname Šibić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šibić families are Bosniaks by relative majority (from Bosnian Posavina ), equally Croats (from Varazdin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area) and in Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Šibić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Pula (<10), Rijeka (<10), Petrijanec in Varazdin area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Kukuljanovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šibić (including: Sibbick , Sibich , Sibick , Scibich , Schibic , Schibich and Sibic ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. "Sibich " is used by few people in the United States. "Schibic " is used by few people in the United States. "Sibick " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Amir Šibić, Martina Šibić, Mirjana Šibić, Admir Šibić, Izeta Šibić, Berka Šibić, Mina Šibić, Goran Šibić, Zoran Šibić, Josip Šibić, Azira Šibić, Nermin Šibić, Marko Šibić, Husein Šibić, Rahela Šibić, Sadik Šibić, Gabrijela Šibić, Nejra Šibić, Sulejman Šibić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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