Surname Simunić in modern Croatia

Simunić families are Croats and they are mostly from Osijek area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Omis.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Simunić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Split (70), Trilj in Sinj area (20), Donji Dolac (20), Omis (20), and in Ernestinovo in Osijek area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Simunić (including: Simunic , Simunich , Simunitsch , Simunick and Shimunich ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Simunic " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Australia. "Simunich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Peru , and small number of people in Italy. "Simunick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Neno Simunić, Ines Simunić, Marin Simunić, Senada Simunić, Vesna Simunić, Ružica Simunić, Antun Simunić, Milan Simunić, Vjeran Simunić, Joško Simunić, Milenko Simunić, Davor Simunić, Ljubica Simunić, Alan Simunić, Martin Simunić, Marija Simunić, Helda Simunić, Zrinka Simunić, Željana Simunić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1664 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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