Surname Šćerbina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šćerbina families are Croats (from the Island of Solta ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Solta.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šćerbina live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Split (<5) and Donje Selo on the Island of Solta (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šćerbina (including: Scherbina , Scerbina , Shcherbina , Scherbyna , Shcherbyna and Stscherbina ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. "Shcherbyna " is used by some 2000 people in Ukraine , about 50 in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marina Šćerbina, Ante Šćerbina, Tereza Šćerbina, Nada Šćerbina, Marin Šćerbina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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