Surname Šamarija in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Šamarija live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located and 10 other Croatian places, mostly in Jalzabet in Ludbreg area (20), Varazdin (15), Nedelisce in Cakovec area (10), Cakovec (10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Šamarija (including: Samariya , Samarija , Samariyah and Sammariya ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Samarija " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ksenija Šamarija, Josip Šamarija, Vladimir Šamarija, Tihomir Šamarija, Mario Šamarija, Marijana Šamarija, Ivana Šamarija, Tomislav Šamarija, Jurica Šamarija, Snježana Šamarija, Krešimir Šamarija, Tihana Šamarija, Domagoj Šamarija, Marko Šamarija, Vera Šamarija, Ivanka Šamarija, Sonja Šamarija, Martina Šamarija, Sintija Šamarija

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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