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Surname Ham in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Ham families are predominantly Croats (from Umag ), rarely Germans (from Osijek ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Garesnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Daruvar area. In Blagorodovac in Daruvar area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Ham.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Ham live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Visnjevac (<5), Garesnica (<5), Vukovar (<5), and in Zupanja (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Ham (including: Tham , Cham , Hamm , Hahm , Thamm , Chamam , Haam , Thamh and Chamm ) is present in 168 countries worldwide. The family name "Ham " is used by some 80000 people in Korea (South) , about 40000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Algeria. "Hamm " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 9000 in Germany , and some 3000 people in Canada. "Hahm " is used by some 10000 people in Korea (South) , about 1000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Sanda Ham,
Vladimir Ham,
Ivanka Ham,
Teodora Ham,
Ivan Ham,
Stjepan Ham,
Zorislav Ham,
Siniša Ham,
Marijan Ham,
Andrea Ham,
Ištvan Ham,
Marija Ham,
Josip Ham,
Barbara Ham,
Katica Ham,
Barica Ham,
Zorica Ham,
Igor Ham,
Dunja Ham