Surname Burmas in modern Croatia

Burmas families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Burmas live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Vela Luka (40) and Blato (15) on the Island of Korcula, Dubrovnik (<10), Opatija (<5), and in Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Australia (4) and the United States (1).
Family name Burmas is present in 15 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Franko Burmas, Marija Burmas, Damir Burmas, Antonio Burmas, Katija Burmas, Svetlana Burmas, Dario Burmas, Sandra Burmas, Ante Burmas, Jasenka Burmas, Antonela Burmas, Ivo Burmas, Gabriela Burmas, Jasna Burmas, Rozalija Burmas, Miranda Burmas, Sven Burmas, Dalio Burmas, Lenka Burmas

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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