Surname Karal in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Karal families are Croats (from Jastrebarsko ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Jastrebarsko.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Karal live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Volavje (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Karal (including: Kharal , Caral , Karaal , Kharral , Karall , Karalli , Karhal , Karralli and Karally ) is present in 68 countries worldwide. "Karall " is used by some 500 people in Austria , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Karalli " is used by some 200 people in Turkey , about 100 in Albania , and small number of people in the United States. "Karralli " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lovre Karal, Josip Karal, Anita Karal, Dragutin Karal, Stanislava Karal, Božica Karal, Franjo Karal, Milka Karal, Dragica Karal, Marica Karal, Željko Karal, Ivan Karal, Karlo Karal, Nikola Karal, Barica Karal, Blaženka Karal, Bara Karal, Mara Karal, Marija Karal

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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