Surname Gombač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gombač families are predominantly Croats (from Opatija area ), rarely Slovenes (from Backa, Vojvodina ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina and in Kutina area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Gombač live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Sisak (10), Rijeka (<10), Veli Brgud in Opatija area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gombač (including: Gombac , Gombach ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Gombac " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Gombach " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Branko Gombač, Elena Gombač, Tomislav Gombač, Vinka Gombač, Marijan Gombač, Nikica Gombač, Bojan Gombač, Nada Gombač, Rudika Gombač, Jelena Gombač, Ivan Gombač, Marica Gombač, Dorijan Gombač, Ljerka Gombač, Stjepan Gombač, Domagoj Gombač, Branka Gombač, Antun Gombač, Josip Gombač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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