Surname Šiška in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šiška families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šiška live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Rasinja in Koprivnica area (<10) and Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šiška (including: Siska , Schischka , Sischka , Shishka , Schiska , Sisska , Sishka , Shiska , Siskaa and Siskha ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. The family name "Siska " is used by some 20000 people in Indonesia , about 2000 in Slovakia , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Shiska " is used by some 100 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States. "Sischka " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 90 in Austria , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Šiška, Miroslav Šiška, Ivan Šiška, Melita Šiška, Marija Šiška, Miroslava Šiška, Alojzije Šiška, Emica Šiška, Stjepan Šiška, Štefica Šiška, Mate Šiška, Milica Šiška, Valentin Šiška, Jasna Šiška, Dario Šiška, Valentino Šiška, Veronika Šiška, Franjo Šiška, Ante Šiška

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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