Surname Sumić in modern Croatia

Sumić families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska and in Makarska area.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Sumić live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Split (40), Podgora in Makarska area (35), Zagreb (30), Makarska (25), and in Porec (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Germany (1).
Family name Sumić (including: Sumic , Sumich , Szumiec , Sumiec , Shumick , Sumicz , Sumick , Shumich , Sumych and Shumych ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Sumic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Sweden , and some 50 people in Germany. "Sumich " is used by some 200 people in Australia , about 100 in New Zealand , and some 100 people in the United States. "Sumiec " is used by some 50 people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marina Sumić, Dražen Sumić, Dean Sumić, Momir Sumić, Stipe Sumić, Štefanija Sumić, Luka Sumić, Nada Sumić, Zoran Sumić, Marija Sumić, Stanislav Sumić, Anđelko Sumić, Marinko Sumić, Neven Sumić, Silva Sumić, Borka Sumić, Andreja Sumić, Ivan Sumić, Slavica Sumić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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