Surname Gaura in modern Croatia

Gaura families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Gaura live in Croatia today, in 30 households.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Slavonski Brod (<10), Gornji Stupnik in Samobor area (<10), Pleternica (<10), and in Donji Stupnik in Samobor area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gaura (including: Gahura , Gaurah ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Gaura " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 500 in Poland , and some 500 people in Zimbabwe. "Gaurah " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljilja Gaura, Ivan Gaura, Andreja Gaura, Miroslav Gaura, Goran Gaura, Željko Gaura, Ante Gaura, Gabrijel Gaura, Mirjana Gaura, Ana Gaura, Krunoslav Gaura, Slavko Gaura, Petar Gaura, Orhidea Gaura, Jana Gaura, Sanja Gaura, Jozo Gaura, Ivica Gaura, Jasenka Gaura

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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