Surname God in modern Croatia

In Croatia, God families are Croats (from Novi Marof area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Novi Marof area. In Bisag in Novi Marof area every seventh inhabitant had the family name God.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name God live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Varazdin (<10), Tkalec in Novi Marof area (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name God (including: Good , Godh , Ghod , Ghmohd , Godd , Ghodh , Gohd and Goddh ) is present in 150 countries worldwide. "Good " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Canada , and some 3000 people in Great Britain. "Godd " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Gohd " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andreja God, Tomislav God, Andrej God, Verona God, Dragutin God, Karmela God, Ksenija God, Lidija God, Josip God, Marijo God, Karolina God, Nada God, Branko God, Zdravko God, Darko God, Nadica God, Tibor God, Alojzije God, Zlata God

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