Surname Haman in modern Croatia

Haman families are Croats and they are mostly from Krizevci area. According to some sources they are from Ivanic Grad area (Posavski Bregi). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krizevci area. In Bogačevo in Krizevci area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Haman.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Haman live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Krizevci (<10), Ivanic-Grad (<10), Ivanska in Bjelovar area (<10), and in Obrez Kalnicki in Varazdinske Toplice area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Haman (including: Hamman , Hamann , Hammann , Chaman , Thaman , Hahmann , Haamann , Hahman and Haaman ) is present in 121 countries worldwide. The family name "Haman " is used by some 20000 people in Cameroon , about 4000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Libya. "Thaman " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Nepal , and some 100 people in Indonesia. "Hamman " is used by some 20000 people in South Africa , about 9000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Morocco.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Haman, Irena Haman, Ljubica Haman, Stjepan Haman, Dragan Haman, Ana Haman, Aleš Haman, Vlasta Haman, Igor Haman, Ivan Haman, Marija Haman, Jasmina Haman, Josip Haman, Vlado Haman, Goran Haman, Krešimir Haman, Mirjana Haman, Božidar Haman, Martina Haman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1932 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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