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Surname Široka in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Široka families are mainly Albanians (from Kosovo ), rarely Croats (from Kastav ), and very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Kosovo.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Široka live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (30), Rijeka (<10), Umag (<10), Pula (<5), and in Kastav (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Široka (including: Siroka , Shiroka , Sierocka , Syroka , Sirocka , Sirokha , Shirokha , Shyroka , Sirooka and Sieroka ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Siroka " is used by some 70 people in the United States and about 60 in Czech Republic. "Sirocka " is used by some 90 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Syroka " is used by some 600 people in Poland , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil.
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Characteristic first names
Vilson Široka,
Vera Široka,
Stefan Široka,
Petar Široka,
Dalila Široka,
Seba Široka,
Fabjan Široka,
Tadej Široka,
Roberta Široka,
Andrea Široka,
Nada Široka,
Maris Široka,
Afrodita Široka,
Anton Široka,
Beraldina Široka,
Ljubica Široka,
Ana Široka,
Marta Široka,
Fridrik Široka