Surname Zimet in modern Croatia

Zimet families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Bjelovar. In Jamno in Lepoglava area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Zimet.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Zimet live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Jamno in Lepoglava area (10), Bjelovar (<10), Reka (<10), and in Brezovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zimet (including: Zimmet , Zimmett , Zymet , Zimmeth and Ziemet ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Zimet " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Uruguay , and some 100 people in Israel. "Ziemet " is used by few people in the United States. "Zimmet " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Josip Zimet, Mladen Zimet, Srećko Zimet, Suzana Zimet, Željko Zimet, Ksenija Zimet, Blaž Zimet, Ivanka Zimet, Darko Zimet, Dijana Zimet, Ivan Zimet, Irena Zimet, Tomislav Zimet, Jelena Zimet, Marijana Zimet, Gabrijel Zimet, Stjepan Zimet, Dragan Zimet, Obrenija Zimet

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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