Surname Šmic in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Šmic live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Sracinec in Varazdin area (65), Varazdin (20), Koprivnica (15), Struga in Ludbreg area (15), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šmic (including: Schmitz , Smic , Schmich , Schmiz , Smich , Smiech , Smicz , Smierc , Schmic and Schmiez ) is present in 100 countries worldwide. "Schmic " is used by few people in the United States. "Schmiz " is used by some 60 people in Germany , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Taiwan. "Schmitz " is used by some 90000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Slavko Šmic, Ivan Šmic, Diana Šmic, Ivica Šmic, Manuela Šmic, Vilko Šmic, Mario Šmic, Dražen Šmic, Denis Šmic, Goran Šmic, Mirjana Šmic, Danijel Šmic, Kristijan Šmic, Zvjezdana Šmic, Snježana Šmic, Valentina Šmic, Jagoda Šmic, Siniša Šmic, Andreja Šmic

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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