Surname Vimer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vimer families are generally Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ), very rarely Hungarians (from Srijem, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zadar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Vimer live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Vinkovci (<10), Split (<5), Zadar (<5), Ilok (<5), and in Ugljan on the Island of Ugljan (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vimer (including: Wimmer , Wiemer , Wimer , Wymer , Vimmer , Whymer , Vymer and Viemer ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. "Viemer " is used by few people in the United States. "Wimer " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 90 in Mexico , and some 70 people in Japan. "Wimmer " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 8000 in the United States , and some 7000 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Alen Vimer, Rudolf Vimer, Ivan Vimer, Tihomir Vimer, Željka Vimer, Sandro Vimer, Marijana Vimer, Ivana Vimer, Ana Vimer, Julijana Vimer, Margita Vimer, Božidar Vimer, Milivoj Vimer, Mira Vimer, Anđela Vimer, Eva Vimer, Esmaralda Vimer, Sanel Vimer, Antonio Vimer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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