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Surname Šmehil in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šmehil families are predominantly Croats (from Obrovac ), rarely Slovaks (from Nasice area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Nasice.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šmehil live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (<10), Osijek (<10), Djakovo (<10), Gornji Karin (<5), and in Bracevci in Djakovo area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šmehil (including: Smehil , Schmechel , Smehyl and Schmehil ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Smehil " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic. "Schmehil " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schmechel " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Brazil.
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Characteristic first names
Blaženka Šmehil,
Drago Šmehil,
Ksenija Šmehil,
Sanda Šmehil,
Željko Šmehil,
Josip Šmehil,
Darko Šmehil,
Vlasta Šmehil,
Ružica Šmehil,
Mario Šmehil,
Ivan Šmehil,
Ivica Šmehil,
Marija Šmehil,
Katica Šmehil,
Slavko Šmehil,
Predrag Šmehil,
Dejan Šmehil,
Hrvoje Šmehil,
Tomislav Šmehil