To clarify, prove or disprove a popular belief about high incidence of twin births in Podgora

High incidence of twin births in Podgora has attracted a fair amount of media attention. We will try to quantify it by looking at number of births per year for the last 300-400 years, parental age, incidence of both maternal and paternal twin incidence, and identify other possible factors, such as family behaviour. We will compare twining rates for Podgora with those of neighboring villages and some European countries.

In the past

• 1630 Ivan Batoš & Nikola Batoš
• 1635 Mare Škrovarić & Mande Škrovarić
• 1642 Mare Margaritić & Ivan Margaritić
• 1676 Marko Runović & Jure Runović
• 1681 Luka Šipedeković & Lucija Šipedeković
• 1694 Bernard Mrkušić & Bernarda Mrkušić
• 1697 Mande Vela & Mare Vela
• 1699 Ivan Sumić & Stipan Sumić
• 1705 Ivan Devčić & Stipan Devčić
• 1708 Mare Pivac & Ilija Pivac
• 1709 Mare Maslardić Mihotić (Devčić) & Kate Devčić
• 1710 Ivka Beroš & Stipan Beroš
• 1713 Nikola Sumić & Mate Sumić
• 1724 Natalia Škaričić Šćekić & Ivan Škaričić Šćekić
• 1734 Ivan Kunac & Ante Kunac
• 1735 Šimun Kunac & Šime Kunac
• 1739 Dujam Vranješ & Matija Vranješ
• 1747 Ivan Vodanović & Andrija Vodanović
• 1753 Jele Veličević Sanko & Paulus Veličević
• 1755 Mate Radojković & Ivan Radojković
• 1769 Kate Vranješ & Cvita Vranješ
• 1787 Jure Runović Miličić & Marko Runović Miličić
• 1787 Pere Juretić & Antica Juretić
• 1787 Ivan Radojković & Marijan Radojković
• 1792 Jelina Papić & Ante Papić
• 1797 Filip Lucijetić & Mande Lucijetić
• 1798 Luka Franjo Devčić & Matija Kate Lucijetić (Devčić)
• 1798 Kate Veličević Sanko & Matija Veličević Sanko
• 1798 Krste Juretić i Paško Juretić
• 1808 Ana Pivac Juretić & Ivka Šunde (Juretić Pivac)
• 1812 Jakovica Kokić & Jakov Kokić
• 1820 Grgo Marinović Borić & Mare Marinović Borić
• 1825 Marijan Veličević Sanko & Ivan Veličević Sanko
• 1833 Ante Ivanov Sumić & Antonia Sumić
• 1837 Matija Jakić (Mrkušić) & Mate Mrkušić
• 1837 Ana Miličić & Jakov Miličić
• 1838 Mare Kostadinović Grgić & Šimun Grgić
• 1852 Cvitan Sumić & Ivan Florio Sumić
• 1855 Mare Pere Mišić & Pere Mišić
• 1855 Matija Dean & Ivka Jakić (Dean)
• 1858 Ivan Dean & Vicko Dean
• 1860 Lucia Anušić & Luka Anušić
• 1860 Antica Juretić (Maslardić) & Ruže Mišić (Maslardić)
• 1862 Bartul Borić & Mate Borić
• 1863 Ivka Marinović & Ivan Zane Marinović
• 1869 Ivka Jugović & Stipe Jugović
• 1871 Ivan Babić & Ivka Babić
• 1872 Ivan Jugović & Stipan Jugović
• 1874 Mande Rosandić & Ante Rosandić
• 1877 Grgo Borić & Joze Borić
• 1877 Ivka Papić & Ivan Papić
• 1877 Stipe Ban & Mare Ban
• 1877 Ante Radojković & Mare Sanko (Radojković)
• 1879 Mare Herceg & Ivka Lunjević (Herceg)
• 1880 Petar Jerko Stojković & Joze Miho Stojković
• 1880 Ivan Vodanović & Ivka Vodanović
• 1882 Vicko Radojković & Bartul Ivan Radojković
• 1882 Mare Devčić & Ivka Devčić
• 1882 Virginija Kornelija Mrkušić & Jozica Antica Mrkušić
• 1882 Bartul Ivan Radojković & Vicko Radojković
• 1883 Mare Vodanović (Sumić) & Mande Sumić
• 1884 Jozica Letica & Joze Letica
• 1886 Ivan Kržanić & Matija Kržanić
• 1886 Ante Vrsaljko & Fabijan Vrsaljko
• 1886 Toma Šunde/Sunde & Mate Šunde/Sunde
• 1894 Ivan Pivac & Marijan Pivac
• 1897 Joze Letica & Jerka Letica
• 1900 Grgo Devčić & Jakovica Devčić
• 1902 Nediljka Miličić & Ivka Miličić
• 1902 Grgo Sumić & ?
• 1902 Bartul Sumić & Bare Mišić
• 1904 Antica Nola & Petar Nola
• 1907 Pere Lucijetić & Petar Lucijetić
• 1908 Mate Kurtić & ? Kurtić
• 1908 Ivan Lucić & Ante Lucić
• 1909 Nede Maslardić Mihotić & Ivan Maslardić Mihotić
• 1910 Nede Pirak (Vrsaljko) & Danica Kunac Vrsaljko
• 1911 Petar Sumić & Pere Sumić
• 1911 Mate Jakić & Matija Jakić
• 1912 Joze Nole & Srećko Nola
• 1914 Mare Letica & Danica Letica
• 1919 Marija Devčić & Ivan Devčić
• 1920 Aleksandar Nola & Maria Nola
• 1921 Drago Lunjević i Dragica Lunjević
• 1921 Ivan Rosandić & Milivoj Rosandić
• 1921 Vice Jakić i Ljubica Jakić
• 1924 Zorana Sumić & M. Sumić
• 1931 Ivanka Vela & Lenka Vodanović (Vela)
• 1931 Katica Mrkušić & I. Tolich
• 1934 Milenko Ivan Babić & Josip Šimun Babić
• 1937 Tomislav Mrsić & Marija Mrsić
• 1939 Ružica Batoš & Jolanda Batoš
• 1944 Ante Vedran Terze & Josip Slaven Terze & Nikica Terze
• 1945 Maja Mrkušić & S. Mrkušić
• 1947 Svetislav Kurtić
• O. Sisarić
• V. Vela
• E. Smojver
• M. Vekić
• R. Babić
• L. Topić
• R. Puljević & Bepo Puljević
• Ž. Pivac
• T. Borić
• D. Nola
• M. Marević
• I. Velagić
• S. Katić
• NZ K. Letica
• NZ P.Marinovich
• NZ J. Cunliffe
• NZ L. Borich
• NZ, J. Versalko
• NZ, J. Borich
• NZ, K. Watson
• NZ, R. & H. Glucina
• NZ, L. & M . Ambler
• NZ, C. & S. Grgicevich
• NZ, C. Milich
• 'NZ, S. Garea
• NZ, H. Borich
• NZ, Erceg Reuben
• 1977 R. Babić
• NZ, N. Misic
• NZ, N. Versalko
• NZ, A. Kozanic
• NZ, S. Hrstich
• NZ, S. Gerbic
• NZ, B. Beckwith
• M. Ostojić
• K. Šimić
• D. Šimić, Tučepi
• Dragičević triplets
• V. Lependa
• E. Lazar
• S. Ivanković
• M. Drviš ,ancestors from Podgora
• Z. Paunović, ancestors from Podgora
• M. Buvinić
• G. Senjanović
• S. Katić, ancestors from Podgora
• V. Hrabar
• J. Martinović
• Matilda Rudež & Marijana Rudež, ancestors from Podgora
• Roko Ivandić & Suzana Ivandić, ancestors from Podgora
• Ante Ivandić & Luka Ivandić. ancestors from Podgora
• Bepo Radojković & Luka Radojković, ancestors from Podgora
• 1926 F.Grbich
• 1927 Slavko Srzić & Slavka Srzić, mother from Podgora
• 1854 Mate Hrstić & Matija Hrstić, ancestors from Podgora
• 1862 Ivka Urlić & Marija Urlić ancestors from Podgora
• 1889 Petar Šimić & Ivan Šimić, ancestors from Podgora