Surname Sim in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sim families are Croats (from Garesnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lipik and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Sim live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Novska (<5), and in Uljanik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sim (including: Shim , Siem , Simm , Sym , Simh , Siim , Simmh , Shimm and Sihm ) is present in 154 countries worldwide. "Siem " is used by some 2000 people in Cambodia , about 700 in Indonesia , and some 500 people in the United States. "Simh " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Sihm " is used by small number of people in Sweden and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Sim, Bernarda Sim, Renata Sim, Goran Sim, Miroslav Sim, Vladimir Sim, Ksenija Sim, Ana Sim, Ivan Sim, Anđelka Sim, Terezija Sim, Stefan Sim, Milada Sim, Andrija Sim, Katica Sim, Zdenka Sim, Robert Sim, Sara Sim, Stela Sim

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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