Surname Španiček in modern Croatia

Španiček families are Croats and they are mostly from Belisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Belisce area.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Španiček live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Zapresic (<10), Gojlo (<10), Valpovo (<10), and in Koprivnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Španiček is present in three countries on three continents. The family name "Spanicek " is used by some 60 people in Australia and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Đurđica Španiček, Šiško Španiček, Goran Španiček, Miroslav Španiček, Danijel Španiček, Žarko Španiček, Željko Španiček, Kristina Španiček, Dubravko Španiček, Dragutin Španiček, Juraj Španiček, Ines Španiček, Slavko Španiček, Mario Španiček, Antun Španiček, Draženka Španiček, Ivica Španiček, Marija Španiček, Dražen Španiček

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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