Surname Halar in modern Croatia

Halar families are Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin area and in Karlovac. In places Erdelj , Mateško Selo and Generalski Stol in Ogulin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Halar.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Halar live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Erdelj in Ogulin area (110), Duga Resa (30), Generalski Stol in Ogulin area (30), Zagreb (20), and in Velika Trnava in Garesnica area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Australia (2), the United States (2), and to Canada (1).
Family name Halar (including: Chalar , Hallar , Thalar , Challar , Halhar , Halliar , Chisalar , Chawalar and Chhallar ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Halar " is used by some 2000 people in Mozambique , about 60 in Pakistan , and small number of people in the United States. "Hallar " is used by some 200 people in the Philippines , about 200 in Argentina , and some 80 people in the United States. "Halliar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Halar, Ana Halar, Dražana Halar, Miljenko Halar, Darko Halar, Maja Halar, Dragutin Halar, Igor Halar, Damir Halar, Marijan Halar, Ivica Halar, Dragica Halar, Dalibor Halar, Sandra Halar, Monika Halar, Stjepan Halar, Nada Halar, Rikard Halar, Dario Halar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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