Surname Simoni in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Simoni families are Croats (from the Island of Korcule ), barely Albanians (from Varazdin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Simoni live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Blato on the Island of Korcula (25), Zagreb (<10), Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<10), Dubrovnik (<10), and in Mikleus in Orahovica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Simoni (including: Shimoni , Simony , Simhoni , Simhony , Simonny , Simonie , Siemoni , Symoni and Simonj ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. "Simonie " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Algeria , and small number of people in France. "Shimoni " is used by some 2000 people in Israel , about 200 in the United States , and some 70 people in Gambia. "Simhoni " is used by some 300 people in Israel , about 60 in Ghana , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Katica Simoni, Želko Simoni, Ane Simoni, Marko Simoni, Nenad Simoni, Vesna Simoni, Darinka Simoni, Zoran Simoni, Helena Simoni, Elena Simoni, Ivo Simoni, Berislav Simoni, Antica Simoni, Miljenka Simoni, Ivan Simoni, Petar Simoni, Renato Simoni, Roberto Simoni, Diana Simoni

Mentions in sources

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

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