Surname Balcer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Balcer families are Croats (from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Balcer live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Dezanovac in Daruvar area (<5), Omanovac (<5), and in Badljevina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Balcer (including: Balzer , Baltzer and Balcher ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Balcer " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 60 people in Ukraine. "Balzer " is used by some 9000 people in Germany , about 4000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Canada. "Baltzer " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Balcer, Ivan Balcer, Darko Balcer, Zvonko Balcer, Ljerka Balcer, Biserka Balcer, Slavica Balcer, Vlado Balcer, Branko Balcer, Silvana Balcer, Saša Balcer, Valentina Balcer, Igor Balcer, Ivana Balcer, Ivanka Balcer, Vjekoslav Balcer, Josip Balcer, Marija Balcer, Slavko Balcer

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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