Surname Hećimović in modern Croatia

Hećimović families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Gospic area , rarely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic area and in Zagreb. In places Bukovac Perušićki , Prvan Selo and Kosa Janjačka in Gospic area every third inhabitant had the family name Hećimović.

Prevalence

About 840 people with faimily name Hećimović live in Croatia today, in 390 households. There were 950 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 45 cities and 73 other places, mostly in Zagreb (305), Perusic in Gospic area (40), Licki Osik (40), Gospic (40), and in Bukovac Perusicki in Gospic area (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 20 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (6), Canada (5), the United States (4), Argentina (2), Australia (2), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Hećimović (including: Hecimovic , Hecimovich and Hechimovich ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. "Hechimovich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hecimovich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 60 in Bolivia , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Željko Hećimović, Tomislav Hećimović, Ivan Hećimović, Ana Hećimović, Nenad Hećimović, Branko Hećimović, Dražen Hećimović, Verica Hećimović, Hrvoje Hećimović, Vladimir Hećimović, Stipica Hećimović, Tamara Hećimović, Josipa Hećimović, Ziki Hećimović, Marko Hećimović, Dragica Hećimović, Antun Hećimović, Mirna Hećimović, Manda Hećimović

Mentions in sources

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

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