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Surname Šamo in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šamo families are generally Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), rarely Hungarians (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in North Herzegovina (Konjic area) and in Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Šamo live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Zadar (<5), Pula (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Grubisno Polje (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šamo (including: Samo , Shamo , Samoo , Sammo , Shyamo , Shammo , Shamoo , Samoh , Sahmo and Samho ) is present in 99 countries worldwide. "Shammo " is used by some 600 people in Bangladesh , about 300 in Iraq , and some 200 people in the United States. "Shamoo " is used by some 60 people in the United States , about 60 in Pakistan , and small number of people in Canada. "Shramo " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Renata Šamo,
Stjepan Šamo,
Sanja Šamo,
Ivan Šamo,
Mirko Šamo,
Jelka Šamo,
Anđa Šamo,
Zorka Šamo,
Jela Šamo,
Marija Šamo,
Vladimir Šamo,
Jasna Šamo,
Goran Šamo,
Darko Šamo,
Ina Šamo,
Željko Šamo,
Tea Šamo,
Matea Šamo,
Filip Šamo