Surname Koller in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Koller families are predominantly Croats (from Varazdinske Toplice ), rarely Italians (from Pula ), and very rarely Czechs (from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Zagreb. In Kapetanovo Polje in Pakrac every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Koller.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Koller live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Karlovac (<10), Pula (<5), Samobor (<5), and in Kapetanovo Polje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Koller (including: Coller , Kohller , Kholler and Colleer ) is present in 83 countries worldwide. The family name "Koller " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Austria. "Coller " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 2000 in South Africa , and some 300 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Diana Koller, Dario Koller, Leonila Koller, Ksenija Koller, Jelena Koller, Iris Koller, Mladenka Koller, Nikola Koller, Mike Koller, Hrvoje Koller, Vera Koller, Eduard Koller, Tomislav Koller, Emil Koller, Ivana Koller, Ariano Koller, Katarina Koller, Matija Koller, Dagmar Koller

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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