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Surname Budimir in modern Croatia
Budimir families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. According to some sources the family name originates from Sinj area (Turjaka, Dobranja), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Posusje area) and in Sinj. In places Podbila and Vir in Herzegovina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Budimir.
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Prevalence
About 2500 people with faimily name Budimir live in Croatia today, in 1000 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 69 cities and 185 other places, mostly in Zagreb (470), Split (265), Sinj (170), Sibenik (90), and in Turjaci (85).
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Outside Croatia
At least 36 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (14), Australia (5), Switzerland (5), the United States (4), Austria (3), the United Kingdom (2), France (1), Sweden (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Budimir is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Budimir " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 200 in Romania , and some 200 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Davorka Budimir,
Ozren Budimir,
Ana Budimir,
Ljilja Budimir,
Ivan Budimir,
Dražen Budimir,
Katica Budimir,
Zoran Budimir,
Suzana Budimir,
Ankica Budimir,
Josip Budimir,
Marijan Budimir,
Željko Budimir,
Stipan Budimir,
Martina Budimir,
Milan Budimir,
Petar Budimir,
Miroslav Budimir,
Ante Budimir
