Surname Šima in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šima families are Croats (from Kutina area ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šima live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Delnice (<5) and Struzec in Kutina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šima (including: Sima , Shima , Simha , Simma , Simah , Schima , Siima , Siema , Szima and Shiema ) is present in 124 countries worldwide. "Schima " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 90 people in Austria. "Simha " is used by some 5000 people in Nepal , about 1000 in Israel , and some 800 people in the United States. "Szima " is used by some 400 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Marica Šima, Ivan Šima, Katica Šima, Pavel Šima, Jiri Šima, Kata Šima

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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