Surname Helman in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Helman live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Kukuljanovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Helman (including: Hellmann , Hellman , Thielman , Helmann , Thellman , Chellman , Chelman , Thelman and Thelmann ) is present in 89 countries worldwide. The family name "Helman " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Argentina , and some 900 people in Poland. "Thelman " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Dominican Republic. "Helmann " is used by some 200 people in Brazil , about 100 in Argentina , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomo Helman, Predrag Helman, Hrvoje Helman, Miljenko Helman, Ivan Helman, Goranka Helman, Dejan Helman, Lara Helman, Ljiljana Helman, Vanja Helman, Vladimir Helman, Tatjana Helman, Tea Helman, Dušanka Helman, Ruža Helman, Lana Helman, Željko Helman, Elizabeta Helman, Mira Helman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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