Surname Arar in modern Croatia

Arar 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 (Capljina area) and in Middle Bosnia (Kiseljak area). In Brnjaci in Middle Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Arar.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Arar live in Croatia today, in 40 households.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Metkovic (15), Slavonski Brod (10), Ploce (<10), and in Knin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Arar (including: Ahrar , Harrar , Araar , Arrar , Harar , Harhar , Arhar and Aarar ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. "Arhar " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Harar " is used by some 400 people in Ethiopia , about 100 in Israel , and about 100 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Arar, Dragan Arar, Sandra Arar, Željko Arar, Janja Arar, Danica Arar, Katarina Arar, Milka Arar, Ivan Arar, Josip Arar, Darko Arar, Željka Arar, Ivana Arar, Ivica Arar, Nataša Arar, Blago Arar, Lucijana Arar, Gordana Arar, Ana Arar

Mentions in sources

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

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