Surname Kambić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kambić families are generally Croats (from Bjelovar area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Tuzla Region (Bosnia) ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Kambić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Donji Desinec (15), Krizevci (<10), Karlovac (<10), Jastrebarsko (<10), and in Hrvatski Leskovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kambić (including: Kambic , Kambich , Kambitsch , Kambicha and Kambick ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Kambic " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 200 in Argentina , and small number of people in Canada. "Kambich " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Kambitsch " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Kambić, Tanja Kambić, Lidija Kambić, Ljerka Kambić, Tomislav Kambić, Robert Kambić, Ivica Kambić, Jasmina Kambić, Zlatko Kambić, Mladen Kambić, Benedikt Kambić, Bojan Kambić, Maja Kambić, Mirko Kambić, Davor Kambić, Danijel Kambić, Ivan Kambić, Denis Kambić, Zlatka Kambić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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