Surname Homa in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Homa families are mainly Croats (from Banja Luka Region (Bosnia) ), less frequently Rusyns (from Ilok area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Ilok area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Homa live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Miklusevci in Ilok area (25), Knin (15), Piskorevci (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Homa (including: Thoma , Homma , Chioma , Choma , Chooma , Thomma , Chomah , Homah and Hooma ) is present in 113 countries worldwide. "Thoma " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Greece. "Chioma " is used by some 400 people in Ghana , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Afghanistan. "Thomma " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Thailand.

Characteristic first names

Goran Homa, Alen Homa, Ivka Homa, Tonka Homa, Spomenka Homa, Edvard Homa, Vladimir Homa, Viktor Homa, Zdenko Homa, Ana Homa, Vjekoslav Homa, Zoran Homa, Miroslav Homa, Nevenka Homa, Tihana Homa, Đuro Homa, Violeta Homa, Eva Homa, Anto Homa

Mentions in sources

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

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