Surname Žiher in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Žiher live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Biljevec in Ivanec area (15), Varazdin (10), Ciglenica (10), and in Sracinec in Varazdin area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žiher (including: Zieher , Zichner , Zicher , Zither , Zichler , Ziher , Zycher and Ziether ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. "Zicher " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Slovakia. "Zichler " is used by small number of people in Hungary and small number in the United States. "Zycher " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dinko Žiher, Vjekoslav Žiher, Marko Žiher, Tihomir Žiher, Goran Žiher, Mijo Žiher, Mario Žiher, Rajko Žiher, Stjepan Žiher, Irena Žiher, Davorka Žiher, Marijan Žiher, Mihaela Žiher, Manuela Žiher, Martina Žiher, Vlatka Žiher, Anica Žiher, Diana Žiher, Anita Žiher

Mentions in sources

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

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