Surname Abram in modern Croatia

Abram families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Omis and Split.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Abram live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Lovran in Opatija area (15), Nova Sela (15), Split (15), Rijeka (10), and in Kamen (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Abram (including: Abrham , Abrahm , Habram , Abraam , Abrhám , Abhram , Abheram , Aabram and Abramm ) is present in 95 countries worldwide. The family name "Abram " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 5000 in Egypt , and some 5000 people in South Africa. "Abrham " is used by some 50000 people in Ethiopia , about 200 in Sudan , and some 100 people in the United States. "Abrahm " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Nepal , and some 60 people in Uganda.

Characteristic first names

Maja Abram, Milena Abram, Alfred Abram, Miroslav Abram, Erika Abram, Ivo Abram, Flavio Abram, Tatjana Abram, Robert Abram, Šimun Abram, Fausto Abram, Ružica Abram, Rajna Abram, Mara Abram, Sandro Abram, Ivana Abram, Svetlana Abram, Zdravko Abram, Julio Abram

Mentions in sources

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

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