Surname Hančar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hančar families are generally Croats (from Slavonski Brod area ), very rarely Ukrainians (also from Slavonski Brod area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod area and in Pleternica.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Hančar live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Ravan in Slavonski Brod area (15), Slavonski Brod (<10), Pleternica (<5), Gradac (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hančar (including: Hanchar , Hancar , Hanczar , Chanchar and Hantschar ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. "Hanchar " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and some 70 people in Belarus. "Hantschar " is used by few people in the United States. "Hanczar " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , about 300 in Poland , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Hančar, Suzana Hančar, Zdravko Hančar, Marina Hančar, Ivica Hančar, Marija Hančar, Matej Hančar, Manda Hančar, Ivan Hančar, Antun Hančar, Anica Hančar, Josip Hančar, Mara Hančar, Katica Hančar, Krunoslav Hančar, Goran Hančar, Antonija Hančar, Josipa Hančar, Matea Hančar

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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