Surname Švić in modern Croatia

Švić families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and in Pazin area. In Jakomići in Pazin area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Švić.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Švić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Pican in Pazin area (<10), Rovinj (<10), Porec (<10), and in Sveti Petar u Sumi (<10) and Jakomici (<10) in Pazin area.

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Australia (1).
Family name Švić (including: Swiech , Svic , Svich , Sviech , Swiec , Swic , Shvich , Swich , Swicz and Shvic ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Swiech " is used by some 6000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Brazil. "Swiec " is used by some 100 people in Poland , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Spain. "Swic " is used by some 300 people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Masimo Švić, Gracijano Švić, Damir Švić, Elena Švić, Davor Švić, Alison Švić, Iva Švić, Nevija Švić, Marijan Švić, Gracijela Švić, Valter Švić, Ingrid Švić, Danijela Švić, Đani Švić, Darko Švić, Ljubica Švić, Zdenko Švić, Dalibor Švić, Mauro Švić

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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