Surname Brumnjak in modern Croatia

Brumnjak families are Croats and they are mostly from Opatija. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Opatija. In Mala Učka in Opatija nearly every inhabitant had the family name Brumnjak.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Brumnjak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Icici (20), Poljane (<10), Vela Ucka (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Opatija (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (2), and to Australia (2).
Family name Brumnjak (including: Brumgnach , Brumgnak and Brumniak ) is present in five countries on two continents. "Brumgnach " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasmina Brumnjak, Mirko Brumnjak, Josip Brumnjak, Goran Brumnjak, Sandro Brumnjak, Carmen Brumnjak, Dorotea Brumnjak, Mihaela Brumnjak, Dragana Brumnjak, Biljana Brumnjak, Sandra Brumnjak, Milivoj Brumnjak, Arsen Brumnjak, Silvana Brumnjak, Dejan Brumnjak, Sanda Brumnjak, Dein Brumnjak, Branko Brumnjak, Mirjana Brumnjak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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