Surname Ćimić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ćimić families are mainly Bosniaks (from East Herzegovine ), less frequently Croats (from Dubrovnik ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in East Herzegovina (Gacko area). In Hodinići in East Herzegovina every third inhabitant had the family name Ćimić.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Ćimić live in Croatia today, in 20 households.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (40), Mlini in Dubrovnik area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Kolocep (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ćimić (including: Cimic , Chimich , Chimick , Chimics , Cimics and Chimicz ) is present in 17 countries on three continents. The family name "Cimic " is used by some 400 people in Turkey , about 60 in the United States , and some 60 people in Luxembourg. "Cimics " is used by few people in the United States. "Chimick " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Esad Ćimić, Admir Ćimić, Sanja Ćimić, Ilko Ćimić, Aid Ćimić, Sanel Ćimić, Azra Ćimić, Aljoša Ćimić, Mirel Ćimić, Ines Ćimić, Mehmed Ćimić, Iris Ćimić, Ramiz Ćimić, Jasminka Ćimić, Sadeta Ćimić, Jasmina Ćimić, Refika Ćimić, Alen Ćimić, Almira Ćimić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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