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Surname Šimat in modern Croatia
Šimat families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Murter. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split.
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Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Šimat live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Murter on the Island of Murter (15), Split (<10), Tisno on the Island of Murter (<10), and in Zadar (<10).
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Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Šimat (including: Simat , Simmat , Shimat , Shrimat , Simathi , Simathy , Siimat , Simath , Shrimmat and Shimath ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Simat " is used by some 500 people in Kenya , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Malaysia.
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Characteristic first names
Mirna Šimat,
Morana Šimat,
Vida Šimat,
Branimir Šimat,
Ivan Šimat,
Ante Šimat,
Jadranka Šimat,
Lucija Šimat,
Branka Šimat,
Martina Šimat,
Ane Šimat,
Alida Šimat,
Ivana Šimat,
Ivo Šimat,
Danijela Šimat,
Marko Šimat,
Josip Šimat,
Žarko Šimat,
Gordana Šimat
