Surname Schmit in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Schmit families are Croats (from Sisak ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Schmit live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Schmit (including: Schmidt , Schmitt , Schmith , Schmiedt , Schmidth , Schmidtt , Schmidtz , Schmiett and Schmiet ) is present in 162 countries worldwide. The family name "Schmit " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 3000 in France , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Schmith " is used by some 500 people in Brazil , about 500 in the United States , and some 300 people in Germany. "Schmidt " is used by some 200000 people in the United States , about 200000 in Germany , and some 90000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Davorka Schmit, Vjekoslav Schmit, Pavle Schmit, Jagica Schmit, Larisa Schmit, Josip Schmit, Ljiljana Schmit, Marija Schmit, Renata Schmit, Štefanija Schmit

Mentions in sources

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

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