Surname Čmelik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čmelik families are generally Croats (from Delnice ), rarely Bosniaks (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Delnice. In Donji Turni in Delnice nearly every inhabitant had the family name Čmelik.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Čmelik live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Delnice (<10), Zadar (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Vis on the Island of Vis (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čmelik (including: Chmelík , Chmelik , Chmelyk , Cmelik and Cmelík ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Cmelik " is used by small number of people in Czech Republic and small number in the United States. "Chmelik " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Austria. "Chmelík " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Čmelik, Antun Čmelik, Silvana Čmelik, Stjepan Čmelik, Dubravka Čmelik, Vilim Čmelik, Ivan Čmelik, Nevena Čmelik, Selma Čmelik, Marina Čmelik, Klelija Čmelik, Andrija Čmelik, Antica Čmelik, Alen Čmelik, Iva Čmelik, Karla Čmelik, Dora Čmelik, Vedran Čmelik, Elzika Čmelik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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