Surname Kalman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kalman families are predominantly Croats (from Orahovica area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Djakovo. In Bankovci in Orahovica area every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Kalman.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kalman live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Djakovo (<10), Beli Manastir (<10), Vukovar (<5), and in Budasevo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kalman (including: Kallman , Calman , Kalmann , Kallmann , Kahlmann , Chalman , Kalliman , Kahlman and Kaalman ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. The family name "Kalman " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Hungary , and some 500 people in Romania. "Kallman " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 800 in Sweden , and some 100 people in Finland. "Kallmann " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in South Africa , and some 90 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Stanislav Kalman, Zoran Kalman, Ana Kalman, Saša Kalman, Danijela Kalman, Davor Kalman, Tanja Kalman, Tibor Kalman, Erika Kalman, Jasna Kalman, Andras Kalman, Darko Kalman, Mirjana Kalman, Franjo Kalman, Zvonko Kalman, Ivica Kalman, Jožef Kalman, Nenad Kalman, Alen Kalman

Mentions in sources

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

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