Surname Kamber in modern Croatia

Kamber families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area , rarely Bosniaks (sjeverna Hercegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and in Sinj area. In places Rodaljice and Podlug in Benkovac every fifth inhabitant had the family name Kamber.

Prevalence

About 510 people with faimily name Kamber live in Croatia today, in 210 households. There were 340 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 26 cities and 40 other places, mostly in Zadar (90), Grab in Sinj area (80), Zagreb (55), Ruda in Sinj area (40), and in Split (25).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Austria (1), Australia (1), and to Belgium (1).
Family name Kamber (including: Chamber , Qamber , Camber and Chidamber ) is present in 88 countries worldwide. The family name "Kamber " is used by some 3000 people in Turkey , about 600 in Switzerland , and some 500 people in the United States. "Camber " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Romania , and some 200 people in Slovakia. "Chamber " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 900 in the Philippines , and some 700 people in Pakistan.

Characteristic first names

Zrinko Kamber, Stjepan Kamber, Marina Kamber, Branka Kamber, Đeni Kamber, Ivica Kamber, Samir Kamber, Maja Kamber, Adis Kamber, Suad Kamber, Ivan Kamber, Antun Kamber, Marija Kamber, Vlado Kamber, Helio Kamber, Boris Kamber, Renco Kamber, Silvija Kamber, Nesiha Kamber

Mentions in sources

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

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