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Surname Hižar in modern Croatia
Hižar families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.
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Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Hižar live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Radovan (20), in Selnica (15) and Podgorje Bistricko (<10) in Zlatar area, and in Velika Gorica (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Hižar (including: Hizar , Chizar and Thizar ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Hizar " is used by some 1000 people in Turkey , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Thizar " is used by few people in the United States. "Chizar " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Bernarda Hižar,
Danijel Hižar,
Krešimir Hižar,
Božidar Hižar,
Marijan Hižar,
Maja Hižar,
Davor Hižar,
Božica Hižar,
Đuro Hižar,
Lidija Hižar,
Ivica Hižar,
Josip Hižar,
Željkica Hižar,
Barica Hižar,
Stjepan Hižar,
Verica Hižar,
Branko Hižar,
Jadranka Hižar,
Vlado Hižar