Surname Bogar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bogar families are predominantly Croats (from Cakovec area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Bogar live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Pleskovec in Cakovec area (<10), Podgorje (<5), Grabovac in Beli Manastir area (<5), Sumarina (<5), and in Banfi in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bogar (including: Boghar , Bhogar , Bogár , Boogar and Boghyar ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Bogar " is used by some 4000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in Indonesia , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Boogar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jožika Bogar, Zvezdan Bogar, Zvjezdana Bogar, Ferenc Bogar, Karol Bogar, Željko Bogar, Ana Bogar, Marija Bogar, Ištvan Bogar, Maria Bogar, Đurđa Bogar, Eržebet Bogar, Elizabeta Bogar, Rozina Bogar, Stjepan Bogar, Gabrijela Bogar, Imre Bogar, Dragutin Bogar, Anica Bogar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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