Surname Bara in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bara families are generally Croats (from Sibenik area ), very rarely Albanians (from Kosovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Sibenik area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Bara live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Primosten in Sibenik area (10), Sibenik (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bara (including: Barra , Bahra , Barah , Bhara , Barha , Bbara , Baera , Baraa and Baraah ) is present in 137 countries worldwide. "Barrah " is used by some 60 people in Australia , some 60 people in Tunisia , and small number of people in the United States. "Baara " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slavka Bara, Denis Bara, Josip Bara, Danijel Bara, Ivana Bara, Ivica Bara, Katarina Bara, Dino Bara, Mario Bara, Velimir Bara, Andy Bara, Ante Bara, Ivan Bara, Antula Bara, Janja Bara, Anita Bara, Antonija Bara, Manda Bara, Anđa Bara

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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