Surname Jakir in modern Croatia

Jakir families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area (Brela). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska and in Makarska area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Jakir live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Brela (55) and Baska Voda (30) in Makarska area, Zagreb (15), Makarska (15), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Norway (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Jakir (including: Yakir , Jacir , Jhakir , Jakhir , Jackier , Jaakir , Jakkir , Jakier and Jackir ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. "Yakir " is used by some 900 people in Israel , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Jackier " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dalibor Jakir, Davorka Jakir, Željka Jakir, Nikola Jakir, Maja Jakir, Matko Jakir, Aleksandar Jakir, Darko Jakir, Ružica Jakir, Augustin Jakir, Linda Jakir, Tonkica Jakir, Zvjezdana Jakir, Marin Jakir, Nena Jakir, Ivica Jakir, Silvio Jakir, Ozren Jakir, Marija Jakir

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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