In Croatia, Cimperman families are generally Croats (from the Island of Pag ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Cimperman live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Rijeka (<10) and Novalja on the Island of Pag (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Cimperman is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Cimperman " is used by some 300 people in the United States. "Zimperman " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.