Surname Hmelik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hmelik families are Croats (from Slatina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Hmelik live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Slatina (<10), Zagreb (<10), Gudovac (<10), Bilje in Osijek area (<5), and in Virovitica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hmelik (including: Chmelík , Chmelyk , Chmelik , Hmelic and Hmelick ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. "Hmelick " is used by few people in the United States. "Chmelik " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Austria. "Chmelík " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Vinko Hmelik, Biljana Hmelik, Sanjin Hmelik, Željko Hmelik, Milena Hmelik, Ivica Hmelik, Mladen Hmelik, Sanja Hmelik, Zlatko Hmelik, Ana Hmelik, Branko Hmelik, Vlatka Hmelik, Vilka Hmelik, Edita Hmelik, Slava Hmelik, Josip Hmelik, Blažena Hmelik, Branka Hmelik, Jana Hmelik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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