In Croatia, Somogyi families are generally Croats (from Vinkovci ), rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Vinkovci.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Somogyi 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 three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Zapresic (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Somogyi is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Somogyi " is used by some 20000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.