Surname Simunovic in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Starij families are Croats (from Bjelovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Starij live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Starij (including: Staryy , Stariy , Starii , Staryj , Staria , Starrie , Starie and Stario ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. "Staria " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Starie " is used by small number of people in Indonesia , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Simunovic, Anka Simunovic, Ankica Simunovic

Mentions in sources

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

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