Surname Šamara in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šamara families are Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šamara live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Markusica in Vinkovci area (<10) and Vrsar in Rovinj area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šamara (including: Samara , Shamara , Samarah , Samarra , Sammarra , Shamarra , Sammara , Schiamara , Samaara and Schamara ) is present in 104 countries worldwide. "Schiamara " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Drago Šamara, Srđan Šamara, Zoran Šamara, Tatjana Šamara, Jelena Šamara, Jovanka Šamara, Mirčeta Šamara, Milan Šamara, Snežana Šamara, Aleksandra Šamara, Dragana Šamara, Nemanja Šamara, Milica Šamara, Mirjana Šamara

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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