Surname Hamel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hamel families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hamel live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hamel (including: Hammel , Thamel , Hammell , Hamell , Chamel , Hamelly , Hameel , Chamelli and Chamelly ) is present in 102 countries worldwide. The family name "Hamel " is used by some 30000 people in Canada , about 30000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Algeria. "Hammel " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Germany , and some 800 people in France. "Hamell " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Belgium , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Darka Hamel, Duško Hamel, Mirko Hamel, Edouard Hamel, Maja Hamel, Nada Hamel, Darinka Hamel, Dragutin Hamel, Magda Hamel, Štefanija Hamel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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