Surname Hemen in modern Croatia

Hemen families are Croats and they are mostly from Cazma. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Velika Gorica.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Hemen live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Novo Cice (20), Zagreb (15), Kutina (10), Ivanic-Grad (10), and in Oriovac in Pleternica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hemen (including: Hemmen , Chelemen , Themen , Chemen , Themmen and Thuemen ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Hemen " is used by some 500 people in Turkey , about 100 in Bangladesh , and some 100 people in the United States. "Hemmen " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 400 in the Netherlands , and some 200 people in Germany. "Themmen " is used by some 100 people in the Netherlands , small number in Canada , and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristijan Hemen, Alen Hemen, Željko Hemen, Darka Hemen, Tihomir Hemen, Zdenko Hemen, Mladen Hemen, Đurđica Hemen, Vesna Hemen, Anita Hemen, Ivica Hemen, Ivana Hemen, Mario Hemen, Štefanija Hemen, Nenad Hemen, Stjepan Hemen, Goran Hemen, Maja Hemen, Marina Hemen

Mentions in sources

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

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