Surname Kačar in modern Croatia

Kačar families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Vukovar , whereas often Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Osijek. In Lastve in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Kačar.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Kačar live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Osijek (10), Brsadin in Vukovar area (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), and in Vukovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Sweden (2), Austria (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Kačar (including: Kacar , Khacar , Kachar , Kachmar , Kachkar , Kaczar , Kachhar , Kachwar , Kacchar and Kachlar ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. The family name "Kacar " is used by some 60000 people in Turkey , about 3000 in Germany , and some 300 people in the United States. "Kaczar " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Kachmar " is used by some 3000 people in Ukraine , about 700 in the United States , and some 500 people in Morocco.

Characteristic first names

Davor Kačar, Tomaž Kačar, Nataša Kačar, Bojan Kačar, Mira Kačar, Biljana Kačar, Nada Kačar, Nihad Kačar, Gordana Kačar, Boško Kačar, Jagoda Kačar, Radoslav Kačar, Vojislav Kačar, Milena Kačar, Dražen Kačar, Dragoljub Kačar, Rajko Kačar, Ankica Kačar, Borka Kačar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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