Surname Žohar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Žohar families are almost entirely Croats (from Klanjec area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Krizevci. In Vujići Vojakovački in Krizevci every fifth inhabitant had the family name Žohar.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Žohar live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Krizevci (<5), Nemetin (<5), Cakovec (<5), and in Novi Bosnjani (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žohar (including: Zohar , Zsohár and Zsohar ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Zohar " is used by some 10000 people in Israel , about 1000 in the United States , and some 600 people in France. "Zsohar " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Zsohár " is used by some 300 people in Hungary and about 60 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Žohar, Emina Žohar, Marijana Žohar, Davor Žohar, Oliver Žohar, Veljko Žohar, Dragutin Žohar, Vlasta Žohar, Kruno Žohar, Alen Žohar, Marina Žohar, Maja Žohar, Mirko Žohar, Jože Žohar, Dragica Žohar, Katica Žohar, Marija Žohar, Damir Žohar, Zvonimir Žohar

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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