Surname Garača in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Garača families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area) and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Sanski Most area).

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Garača live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities, mostly in Zagreb (15), Uljanik (<10), Pakrac (<10), Velika Gorica (<10), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Garača (including: Garaca , Garacia , Garachana , Garachena , Garacheva , Garacha , Gharacha and Garachha ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Garaca " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Germany , small number of people in Turkey. "Garacia " is used by some 300 people in Mexico , about 70 in Colombia , and small number of people in the United States. "Garachana " is used by some 200 people in Spain , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Željko Garača, Neven Garača, Goranka Garača, Nataša Garača, Zdravka Garača, Slobodan Garača, Zorica Garača, Melita Garača, Siniša Garača, Dražen Garača, Aleksandra Garača, Igor Garača, Milan Garača, Anđa Garača, Mihailo Garača, Dušanka Garača, Anka Garača, Stanko Garača, Milka Garača

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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