Surname Šimović in modern Croatia

Šimović families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina (Zvirovici near Capljina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Capljina area) and in Herzegovina (Ljubuski area). In places Zvirovići , Proboj and Hamzići in Herzegovina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Šimović.

Prevalence

About 430 people with faimily name Šimović live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 41 other places, mostly in Zagreb (145), Metkovic (60), Opuzen (25), Zadar (20), and in Split (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šimović (including: Simovic , Simovich , Simovici , Shlimovich , Shimovich , Simhovich and Simowitsch ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Simovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 60 people in Russian Federation. "Simovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Russian Federation , and some 80 people in Israel. "Shlimovich " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , about 90 in Israel , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jure Šimović, Vladimir Šimović, Pavo Šimović, Hrvoje Šimović, Mara Šimović, Mate Šimović, Slavko Šimović, Zdravko Šimović, Marinko Šimović, Ivica Šimović, Miljenko Šimović, Neda Šimović, Anto Šimović, Tomo Šimović, Drago Šimović, Luka Šimović, Ivan Šimović, Bernard Šimović, Dobroslav Šimović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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