Surname Vosmek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vosmek families are almost entirely Croats (from Krizevci area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazma area and in Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Vosmek live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Jakopovac in Krizevci area (<10), Velika Trnovitica in Garesnica area (<10), Berek in Cazma area (<5), Samarica in Bjelovar area (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vosmek is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Vosmek " is used by some 80 people in Czech Republic and small number in the United States. "Wosmek " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vjekoslav Vosmek, Vladimir Vosmek, Milan Vosmek, Ivan Vosmek, Marija Vosmek, Đurđica Vosmek, Mladen Vosmek, Zlata Vosmek, Antun Vosmek, Željkica Vosmek, Mario Vosmek, Jasmina Vosmek, Roza Vosmek, Većeslav Vosmek, Emilija Vosmek, Zlatko Vosmek, Marica Vosmek, Jasna Vosmek, Stanislavka Vosmek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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