Surname Kalač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kalač families are generally Croats (from Cabar ), very rarely Montenegrins (from Rozaj, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rozaj, Montenegro and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kalač live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<5), Pula (<5), Cakovec (<5), and in Savska Ves (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kalač (including: Kalac , Kalach , Kalachev , Kalache , Kalachik , Kalaci , Kalachov , Kalachin , Kalachuk and Kalack ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. The family name "Kalac " is used by some 4000 people in Turkey , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Czech Republic. "Kalachi " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kalachek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Kalač, Elvis Kalač, Jadranka Kalač, Šaćir Kalač, Emir Kalač, Radmila Kalač, Denis Kalač, Biserka Kalač, Jele Kalač, Emira Kalač, Rajif Kalač, Vjeko Kalač, Nada Kalač, Sead Kalač, Alen Kalač, Elvira Kalač, Šeila Kalač, Andrej Kalač, Abdulah Kalač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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