Surname Cvar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cvar families are generally Croats (from Petrinja ), very rarely Slovenes (also from Petrinja ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Cvar live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Pula (<5), Nova Drencina (<5), Zagreb (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cvar (including: Zwar , Zvar and Chhavar ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Cvar " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Zwar " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in Australia , and some 100 people in the United States. "Chhavar " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Cvar, Milka Cvar, Mirjana Cvar, Viktor Cvar, Valentina Cvar, Silvijan Cvar, Elizabeta Cvar, Robert Cvar, Igor Cvar, Miroslav Cvar, Tatjana Cvar, Filipina Cvar, Rudolf Cvar, Krunoslava Cvar, Nevenka Cvar, Darko Cvar, Tibor Cvar, Andrija Cvar, Kristijan Cvar

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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