Surname Šveiger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šveiger families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Pozega.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šveiger live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Kutjevo (15) and Bektez (<5) in Orahovica area, Zagreb (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šveiger (including: Schweiger , Sweiger , Schweigger , Schveiger , Shweiger , Schweieger and Sveiger ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. "Schweiger " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Austria. "Sweiger " is used by some 90 people in the United States and about 90 in Canada. "Schweieger " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Katica Šveiger, Stjepan Šveiger, Kristina Šveiger, Petar Šveiger, Damir Šveiger, Stanislav Šveiger, Božana Šveiger, Mirko Šveiger, Marijan Šveiger, Ljubica Šveiger, Jelisava Šveiger, Ana Šveiger, Mirjana Šveiger, Andreja Šveiger, Martina Šveiger, Melita Šveiger, Iva Šveiger, Danica Šveiger, Anđelija Šveiger

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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