Surname Klekar in modern Croatia

Klekar families are Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg area and in Cakovec area. In Hrastovljan in Ludbreg area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Klekar.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Klekar live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Hrastovljan in Ludbreg area (25), Zagreb (20), Nedelisce in Cakovec area (10), Dubrovnik (<10), and in Antunovac in Osijek area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Klekar (including: Kleczar , Chelekar , Chilekar , Cholekar , Klecar , Chivlekar , Chulekar , Chiplekar and Chillekar ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Klekar " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Australia. "Klecar " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Germany. "Chalekar " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Klekar, Ivan Klekar, Dijana Klekar, Martina Klekar, Hrvoje Klekar, Dražen Klekar, Josip Klekar, Marijan Klekar, Mirjana Klekar, Kristina Klekar, Nenad Klekar, Zlatko Klekar, Damir Klekar, Marko Klekar, Ivica Klekar, Slavko Klekar, Snježana Klekar, Sanja Klekar, Tomo Klekar

Mentions in sources

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

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