Surname Som in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Som families are almost entirely Croats (from Zabok area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Klanjec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok area and in Klanjec area. In Lukavec Sutlanski in Klanjec area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Som.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Som live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Radakovo in Zabok area (10), Zagreb (10), Cacinci in Orahovica area (<10), Orahovica (<5), and in Lukavec Sutlanski in Klanjec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Som (including: Shom , Sohm , Soom , Somm , Shoom and Sskom ) is present in 104 countries worldwide. "Sohm " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in France , and some 300 people in Austria. "Shom " is used by some 2000 people in Bangladesh , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Kazakhstan.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Som, Dubravka Som, Zoran Som, Marija Som, Mateja Som, Antonija Som, Ivica Som, Mario Som, Snježana Som, Sandra Som, Eduard Som, Franjo Som, Branko Som, Ksenija Som, Josip Som, Ivka Som, Dragutin Som, Metka Som, Mladen Som

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