In Croatia, Tomaz families are generally Croats (from Buzet area ), very rarely Italians (from Pazin ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Sanski Most area) and in Valpovo area. In places Krkojevci and Sanski Most in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every eightieth inhabitant had the family name Tomaz.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Tomaz live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Samatovci in Valpovo area (<10), Motovun in Buzet area (<10), Valpovo (<10), and in Koprivnica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Tomaz (including: Thomaz , Tohmaz ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. "Thomaz " is used by some 40000 people in Brazil , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Portugal.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.
