Surname Gatara in modern Croatia

Gatara families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Sibenik area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Gatara live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Sibenik (35), Bilice in Sibenik area (10), Zadar (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gatara (including: Gathara , Gathaara ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. "Gathara " is used by some 3000 people in Kenya , about 100 in Afghanistan , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mario Gatara, Vincenzo Gatara, Krešimir Gatara, Davorka Gatara, Anka Gatara, Ana Gatara, Marina Gatara, Josip Gatara, Boris Gatara, Mile Gatara, Goran Gatara, Živko Gatara, Darija Gatara, Željko Gatara, Drago Gatara, Darinka Gatara, Dražen Gatara, Anita Gatara, Bruna Gatara

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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