Surname Samec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Samec families are almost entirely Croats (from Bjelovar area ), barely Slovenes (from Velika Gorica ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Samec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Sesvete (30), Dobrodol (<10), Zagreb (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Volavje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Samec (including: Sametz , Samez , Shameez and Samech ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Samec " is used by some 900 people in Czech Republic , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Austria. "Sametz " is used by some 100 people in Canada , about 90 in the United States , and some 70 people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Samec, Josip Samec, Kristina Samec, Maja Samec, Mirjana Samec, Nada Samec, Hrvoje Samec, Borislav Samec, Rafael Samec, Štefica Samec, Ivica Samec, Dragica Samec, Igor Samec, Željko Samec, Damir Samec, Ivan Samec, Slavko Samec, Ankica Samec, Radojka Samec

Mentions in sources

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

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