Surname Osman in modern Croatia

Osman families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area , also Serbs and Roms (from Novska ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Djurdjevac.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Osman live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Duga Rijeka in Koprivnica area (25), Novska (25), Rijeka (<10), and in Koprivnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (4) and Austria (2).
Family name Osman (including: Ossman , Hosman , Ossmann , Oshman , Osmann , Osmaan , Oosman , Oszman and Ohsman ) is present in 147 countries worldwide. "Ossman " is used by some 4000 people in Egypt , about 2000 in Syria , and some 700 people in the United States. "Oshman " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 200 in Afghanistan , and some 70 people in Japan. "Osmann " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Osman, Vesna Osman, Katarina Osman, Ana Osman, Goran Osman, Jovo Osman, Zvonimir Osman, Dragica Osman, Željko Osman, Ivan Osman, Slađan Osman, Emilija Osman, Marizela Osman, Dalibor Osman, Marinko Osman, Silvija Osman, Danijela Osman, Dejan Osman, Elizabeta Osman

Mentions in sources

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.

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