Surname Čamber in modern Croatia

Čamber families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Posusje area) and in Slavonski Brod. In Vir in Herzegovina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Čamber.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Čamber live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Jaruge in Zupanja area (40), Split (20), Okrug Gornji on the Island of Ciovo (15), and in Donji Andrijevci in Djakovo area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čamber (including: Camber , Chamber , Tschamber and Chidamber ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. The family name "Camber " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Romania , and some 200 people in Slovakia. "Chamber " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 900 in the Philippines , and some 700 people in Pakistan. "Chidamber " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Barbara Čamber, Mario Čamber, Branko Čamber, Helena Čamber, Ivan Čamber, Ante Čamber, Mira Čamber, Marija Čamber, Željko Čamber, Jozo Čamber, Kristina Čamber, Grgo Čamber, Renata Čamber, Silvestar Čamber, Ana Čamber, Viktor Čamber, Mara Čamber, Blanka Čamber, Jadranka Čamber

Mentions in sources

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

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