Surname Šomođi in modern Croatia

Šomođi families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Slatina , barely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Šomođi live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Slatina (45), Zagreb (40), Osijek (30), Petrijevci in Valpovo area (<10), and in Starin in Slatina area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šomođi (including: Somodi , Somogyi , Somodji , Somogji , Shomodi , Somody , Shomody , Schomogyi and Schomody ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. The family name "Somodji " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Somodi " is used by some 2000 people in Hungary , about 700 in Romania , and some 300 people in the United States. "Somogji " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Šomođi, Slavko Šomođi, Katarina Šomođi, Tomislav Šomođi, Ljubica Šomođi, Mirko Šomođi, Albin Šomođi, Ana Šomođi, Hrvoje Šomođi, Nevenka Šomođi, Željka Šomođi, Ivica Šomođi, Jaroslav Šomođi, Anka Šomođi, Ranko Šomođi, Josip Šomođi, Robert Šomođi, Elizabeta Šomođi, Marija Šomođi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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