Surname Hamer in modern Croatia

Hamer families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Prelog area , rarely Germans. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Mursko Sredisce area and in Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Hamer live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Cakovec (30), Zagreb (10), Gornji Koncovcak in Mursko Sredisce area (<10), Strukovec (<10), and in Drnis (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (4), Germany (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Hamer (including: Hammer , Thamer , Thramer , Hameer , Thammer , Chamer , Chramer , Haamer and Hammeer ) is present in 133 countries worldwide. The family name "Hamer " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Great Britain , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Hammer " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 30000 in Germany , and some 3000 people in Austria. "Hameer " is used by some 1000 people in Tanzania , about 60 in Pakistan , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Bojan Hamer, Jasmina Hamer, Kristijan Hamer, Đurđica Hamer, Vlasta Hamer, Marijan Hamer, Ivan Hamer, Antun Hamer, Darko Hamer, Danijel Hamer, Gordana Hamer, Vedran Hamer, Dubravka Hamer, Vilim Hamer, Dražen Hamer, Ines Hamer, Stanislav Hamer, Rudolf Hamer, Božena Hamer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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