Surname Kaluđer in modern Croatia

Kaluđer families are Croats and they are mostly from Valpovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Valpovo area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Kaluđer live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Brodjanci in Valpovo area (25), Osijek (15), Habjanovci in Valpovo area (10), and in Trnjanski Kuti in Slavonski Brod area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kaluđer (including: Kaludjer , Kaluger , Kaluder , Kalugyer and Caluger ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. "Kalugyer " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kaluger " is used by some 80 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Caluger " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Kaluđer, Milenko Kaluđer, Jozo Kaluđer, Zlatko Kaluđer, Mladena Kaluđer, Marija Kaluđer, Dinka Kaluđer, Mato Kaluđer, Jelena Kaluđer, Danimir Kaluđer, Anica Kaluđer, Sanja Kaluđer, Vitomir Kaluđer, Vedrana Kaluđer, Slavko Kaluđer, Denis Kaluđer, Mićo Kaluđer, Mirta Kaluđer, Hrvoje Kaluđer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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