Surname Šimašek in modern Croatia

Šimašek families are Croats and they are mostly from Nasice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and in Pleternica area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Šimašek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Nasice (15), Velika Gorica (<10), Koska in Nasice area (<10), Pozega (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šimašek (including: Simasek , Schymassek and Symasek ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Simasek " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 50 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Symasek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Katica Šimašek, Andrija Šimašek, Franjo Šimašek, Igor Šimašek, Dario Šimašek, Domagoj Šimašek, Danijel Šimašek, Josipa Šimašek, Zvonko Šimašek, Draginja Šimašek, Željko Šimašek, Zoran Šimašek, Valerija Šimašek, Zlatko Šimašek, Ivan Šimašek, Slavko Šimašek, Antun Šimašek, Ružica Šimašek, Bosa Šimašek

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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