Kalamir families are Croats and they are mostly from Zapresic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zapresic and Zagreb. In Velika Rasinjica in Koprivnica area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kalamir.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Kalamir live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zapresic (50), Koprivnica (<10), Zagreb (<5), Ivanic-Grad (<5), and in Brdovec in Zapresic area (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1). Family name Kalamir is present in 9 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
