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Surname Žeger in modern Croatia
Žeger families are mostly Serbs, and rearly Croats and they are mostly from Petrinja area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Žeger live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Sisljavic (40), Zagreb (15), Podrute (15), Brezane Lekenicke in Petrinja area (15), and in Vrbovec (10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Žeger (including: Zeger , Zegger , Zöger , Zegeer , Zeeger , Zehgeer and Zseger ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Zeger " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Zegger " is used by some 100 people in the Netherlands and small number in the United States. "Zegeer " is used by some 100 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ivan Žeger,
Dražen Žeger,
Mario Žeger,
Dragutin Žeger,
Božidar Žeger,
Renata Žeger,
Đurđica Žeger,
Anka Žeger,
Zlatko Žeger,
Rudika Žeger,
Ivica Žeger,
Mirela Žeger,
Tomislav Žeger,
Maja Žeger,
Stjepan Žeger,
Jelena Žeger,
Ivana Žeger,
Martina Žeger,
Božica Žeger
