Surname Smaić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Smaić families are almost entirely Croats (from Donji Miholjac area ), barely Bosniaks (from Banja Luka Region (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Slavonski Brod.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Smaić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Slavonski Brod (10), Sveti Ivan Zelina (<10), Nasice (<10), and in Umag (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Smaić (including: Smaic , Smaich ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Smaic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Berislav Smaić, Stjepan Smaić, Jasna Smaić, Anđelko Smaić, Dražen Smaić, Mario Smaić, Ifeta Smaić, Dejan Smaić, Jadranka Smaić, Silvana Smaić, Ivana Smaić, Marijan Smaić, Mira Smaić, Jakob Smaić, Zoran Smaić, Hrvoje Smaić, Robert Smaić, Fran Smaić, Marina Smaić

Mentions in sources

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

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