Surname Hmura in modern Croatia

Hmura families are often Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , less frequently Slovaks (also from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Osijek. In Jurjevac Punitovački in Djakovo area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Hmura.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Hmura live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Osijek (30), Zagreb (10), Jurjevac Punitovacki in Djakovo area (<10), Sesvete (<10), and in Podgorac in Nasice area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hmura (including: Chmura , Chimura , Chemura , Chiemura , Chumura , Chmúra , Chamura , Chomura and Chemurah ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Hmura " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Poland. "Chmura " is used by some 7000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 200 people in Japan. "Chumura " is used by small number of people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branka Hmura, Daniela Hmura, Sanja Hmura, Ana Hmura, Maja Hmura, Pavo Hmura, Branko Hmura, Snježana Hmura, Mandica Hmura, Željko Hmura, Stevo Hmura, Andrija Hmura, Pavle Hmura, Krešimir Hmura, Gabrijel Hmura, Blanka Hmura, Mira Hmura, Tomislav Hmura, Marija Hmura

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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