Surname Solman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Solman families are Croats (from Pregrada area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Solman live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Druskovec Humski (<10) and Oresje Humsko (<5) in Pregrada area, and in Virovitica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Solman (including: Sollmann , Sohlman , Sollman , Shoolman , Sholman , Soolman , Solliman and Solmann ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Solman " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 300 in Egypt , and some 200 people in Turkey. "Sohlman " is used by some 400 people in Finland , about 200 in Sweden , and some 60 people in the United States. "Sollman " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in the Netherlands , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Rezika Solman, Josip Solman, Jožef Solman, Klaudija Solman, Otilija Solman, Katarina Solman, Milan Solman, Danica Solman, Martin Solman, Milanka Solman, Dražen Solman, Ivana Solman, Matilda Solman, Stanislav Solman, Ivan Solman, Alojz Solman, Janko Solman, Amalija Solman, Ljubica Solman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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