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Surname Hamonajec in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Hamonajec families are almost entirely Croats (from Bjelovar area ), very rarely Ukrainians (from Cakovec ).The surname Hamonajec is carried by persons from Croatia and Slovenia (near Maribor).All bearers of the surname Hamonajec (and those from Slovenia) originate from Kuzminec in the parish of Mihovljan. In the parochial records of the parish Mihovljan, the surname Hamonajec appears at the beginning of the 19th century in the form of Homonnayetz. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Krapina area.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Hamonajec live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Ivanic-Grad (<10), Mihovljan (<10), Stanici in Bjelovar area (<10), Cakovec (<10), and in Krizevci (<5).
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Outside Croatia
The DNA analysis of a single bearer's origin shows 61.6% of Polish origin (around Krakow), 22% of Balkans (Croatia and Slovenia).
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Characteristic first names
Stjepan Hamonajec,
Ljerka Hamonajec,
Kristijan Hamonajec,
Bruno Hamonajec,
Marinko Hamonajec,
Gjuro Hamonajec,
Nevenka Hamonajec,
Ivana Hamonajec,
Jurica Hamonajec,
Zdenka Hamonajec,
Ljubica Hamonajec,
Jelena Hamonajec,
Andrija Hamonajec,
Ivan Hamonajec,
Milan Hamonajec,
Jaga Hamonajec,
Marijan Hamonajec,
Božidar Hamonajec,
Olga Hamonajec