Surname Žamić in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Žamić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Brela in Makarska area (40), Split (20), Varazdin (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žamić (including: Zamic , Zamick , Zamich and Zamych ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Zamick " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vedran Žamić, Tomislav Žamić, Maja Žamić, Jure Žamić, Ivan Žamić, Mišel Žamić, Borko Žamić, Gordan Žamić, Silvija Žamić, Anamarija Žamić, Mario Žamić, Gordana Žamić, Sanja Žamić, Senen Žamić, Dejan Žamić, Nevenka Žamić, Matea Žamić, Ivica Žamić, Borka Žamić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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