Surname Šumar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šumar families are predominantly Croats (from Garesnica ), rarely Serbs, and barely Bosniaks (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Cazin area) and in Zagreb. In Vodica in Bosnian Krajina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Šumar.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Šumar live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<10), Kapelica (<10), and in Kutina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šumar (including: Sumar , Shumar , Summar , Schumar , Shkumar , Suumar and Shoumar ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. "Shumar " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 200 in Ukraine , and some 100 people in Pakistan. "Schumar " is used by some 70 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Summar " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Pakistan , and small number of people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Nada Šumar, Tomislav Šumar, Sanjin Šumar, Vladimir Šumar, Mersad Šumar, Muriz Šumar, Nikolina Šumar, Nenad Šumar, Selma Šumar, Marko Šumar, Marija Šumar, Darko Šumar, Momčilo Šumar, Nikola Šumar, Denis Šumar, Mirela Šumar, Luka Šumar, Branka Šumar, Husein Šumar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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