Surname Alar in modern Croatia

Alar families are Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Slavonski Brod. In Rosulje in Hrvatska Kostajnica every fifth inhabitant had the family name Alar.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Alar live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Slavonski Brod (25), Gospic (20), Sibinj in Slavonski Brod area (20), and in Puska in Novska area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Alar (including: Alhar , Halar , Allar , Hallar , Halhar , Halliar , Aalhar and Alarr ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. "Alarr " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Allar " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 300 in Turkey , and some 200 people in Germany. "Halar " is used by some 2000 people in Mozambique , about 60 in Pakistan , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Alar, Željko Alar, Zdravko Alar, Ilija Alar, Nada Alar, Antun Alar, Ivan Alar, Gordana Alar, Smiljka Alar, Ljilja Alar, Nikica Alar, Sandra Alar, Luka Alar, Ivica Alar, Višnja Alar, Saša Alar, Ivo Alar, Agica Alar, Monika Alar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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