Surname Harar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Harar families are mainly Croats (from Bjelovar ), less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and in Djurdjevac area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Harar live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Pula (<5), Bjelovar (<5), Velika Cresnjevica in Djurdjevac area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Harar (including: Harrar , Harhar , Charar , Chikarar , Tharar and Chatarar ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Harar " is used by some 400 people in Ethiopia , about 100 in Israel , and about 100 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Astrid Harar, Ružica Harar, Dušan Harar, Nedeljka Harar, Božidar Harar, Đuro Harar, Jadranka Harar, Jovanka Harar, Stanko Harar, Kata Harar, Milan Harar, Ranka Harar, Zoran Harar, Martina Harar, Ivan Harar, Lucija Harar, Tomo Harar, Katarina Harar, Anka Harar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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