Mitar is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Serbian, Montenegrin and Ukrainian. It is one of the relatively common names (among the top two thousand) in Croatia, with over three hundred namesakes living there.
The name Mitar was the most popular from years 1921 to 1928. The peak year was 1927. It was the least popular from years 1961 to 1975.
Prevalence
Name Mitar is relatively more common in the north of the country. Most of the persons named Mitar live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (about twenty), Rijeka (less than twenty), Osijek (less than ten). Relatively speaking, the city with the highest percentage of namesakes is Đulovac (0.16% of total population).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.
