Surname Oman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Oman families are generally Croats (from Kastela area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Kastela area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Oman live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Split (20), Zagreb (<10), Trogir (<10), Kastel Stari (<10), and in Virje in Djurdjevac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Oman (including: Homan , Homann , Hohman , Ohmann , Ohman , Omann , Oomman , Omman and Ooman ) is present in 103 countries worldwide. The family name "Oman " is used by some 20000 people in Oman , about 6000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Indonesia. "Omann " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Austria , and some 70 people in Denmark. "Ohman " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 200 in Sweden , and some 90 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Mate Oman, Luka Oman, Ivan Oman, Ivana Oman, Ante Oman, Joško Oman, Vladimir Oman, Zdeslav Oman, Duje Oman, Marina Oman, Janez Oman, Jurica Oman, Valentin Oman, Višnja Oman, Dujo Oman, Ruža Oman, Zdravka Oman, Katica Oman, Ivo Oman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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