Surname Klarić in modern Croatia

Klarić families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area. According to some sources they are from Novi Vinodolski area, or Jajce, Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split. In Bistrica in Bosanian Posavina every sixth inhabitant had the family name Klarić.

Prevalence

About 5400 people with faimily name Klarić live in Croatia today, in 2100 households. There were 4000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 107 cities and 425 other places, mostly in Zagreb (835), Split (295), Rijeka (145), Sesvete (140), and in Sibenik (130).

Outside Croatia

At least nine 4 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (23), Germany (23), the United States (12), Switzerland (9), Canada (6), Austria (6), Sweden (5), Argentina (5), France (4), and to Belgium (1).
Family name Klarić (including: Klaric , Klarich , Clarich , Clarici , Claric , Klaerich , Clarick , Klaritsch , Klarick and Klarics ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Klaric " is used by some 900 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 500 people in Argentina. "Klarich " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 100 in Argentina , and some 100 people in Australia. "Klaerich " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Klarić, Stjepan Klarić, Zoran Klarić, Milivoj Klarić, Štefanija Klarić, Josip Klarić, Sanja Klarić, Ante Klarić, Tatjana Klarić, Branimir Klarić, Željko Klarić, Mato Klarić, Brankica Klarić, Nikola Klarić, Ivo Klarić, Petar Klarić, Vera Klarić, Mirko Klarić, Alfio Klarić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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