Surname Šamec in modern Croatia

Šamec families are Croats and they are mostly from Zabok. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Zabok.

Prevalence

About 480 people with faimily name Šamec live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 56 other places, mostly in Zagreb (125), Varazdin (35), Jamarica (25), Grdenci (25), and in Hum Zabocki (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šamec (including: Samec , Sametz , Samez , Shameez and Samech ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Samec " is used by some 900 people in Czech Republic , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in Austria. "Sametz " is used by some 100 people in Canada , about 90 in the United States , and some 70 people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Sandra Šamec, Erna Šamec, Renato Šamec, Goran Šamec, Magali Šamec, Višnjica Šamec, Ivan Šamec, Andreja Šamec, Damir Šamec, Ivica Šamec, Nikola Šamec, Krunoslav Šamec, Suzana Šamec, Zlatko Šamec, Višnja Šamec, Gordan Šamec, Željko Šamec, Vesna Šamec, Dragutin Šamec

Mentions in sources

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

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