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Surname German in modern Croatia
In Croatia, German families are predominantly Croats (from Orahovica area ), rarely Hungarians (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Orahovica area.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name German live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Split (<10), Zagreb (<5), Pula (<5), and in Kutjevo in Orahovica area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name German (including: Gherman , Germann , Gehrmann , Geerman , Gehrman , Gerrmann , Gerrman , Gerhman and Germaan ) is present in 116 countries worldwide. The family name "German " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 20000 in Russian Federation , and some 20000 people in Dominican Republic. "Germann " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Germaan " is used by few people in Belgium and few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Dean German,
Zlatko German,
Anđelo German,
Miro German,
Ivana German,
Ankica German,
Željka German,
Ignacije German,
Zvonimir German,
Djula German,
Selimir German,
Pia German,
Vera German,
Vjekoslava German,
Neđa German,
Damir German,
Dunja German,
Dragan German,
Igor German
