In Croatia, Šomen families are generally Croats (from Duga Resa ), very rarely Slovenes (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Duga Resa.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Šomen live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Duga Resa (<10), Karlovac (<10), Zagreb (<5), Omisalj on the Island of Krk (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).