Surname Šipura in modern Croatia

Šipura families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Kotor Varos area) and in Pozega. In Bajovci in Herzegovina every third inhabitant had the family name Šipura.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Šipura live in Croatia today, in 70 households.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Trnovac (25) and Velika (20) in Pozega area, Dugo Selo (20), Vetovo in Orahovica area (15), and in Zagreb (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šipura (including: Sipura , Szypura , Shipura , Sciepura and Sypura ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Sciepura " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Sypura " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Šipura, Mijo Šipura, Željko Šipura, Sanela Šipura, Anto Šipura, Pero Šipura, Vlasta Šipura, Mijat Šipura, Tina Šipura, Jozo Šipura, Stipe Šipura, Renato Šipura, Mario Šipura, Ante Šipura, Hrvoje Šipura, Petar Šipura, Jela Šipura, Stipo Šipura, Ilija Šipura

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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