Surname Škifić in modern Croatia

. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on Dugi, Long Island and in Zadar. In Zverinac on Dugi (Long) Island nearly every inhabitant had the family name Škifić.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Škifić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zadar (85), in Zverinac (25) and Bozava (15) on Dugi (Long) Island, Pula (15), and in Liznjan in Pula area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Canada (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Škifić (including: Skific , Skifich and Skiffich ) is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Skific " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Skifich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Skiffich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nedjeljko Škifić, Ljiljana Škifić, Željko Škifić, Robert Škifić, Anton Škifić, Josip Škifić, Boris Škifić, Jelena Škifić, Neven Škifić, Silvana Škifić, Jerko Škifić, Božidar Škifić, Nenad Škifić, Anka Škifić, Mladen Škifić, Darko Škifić, Sanja Škifić, Živko Škifić, Nikolina Škifić

Mentions in sources

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

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