Surname Končar in modern Croatia

Končar families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Otocac area , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Otocac area and in Zagreb. In places Končarev Kraj and Plitvički Ljeskovac in Otocac area every second inhabitant had the family name Končar.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Končar live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 580 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Rijeka (20), Gornje Vrhovine in Otocac area (15), Osijek (10), and in Karlovac (10).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Australia (2), the United States (2), and to South Africa (1).
Family name Končar (including: Koncar , Konchar , Concar and Conchar ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Koncar " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Canada. "Konchar " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Saudi Arabia. "Concar " is used by some 100 people in South Africa , about 60 in Peru , and some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Končar, Vladimir Končar, Nenad Končar, Goran Končar, Mišo Končar, Danko Končar, Marino Končar, Odisej Končar, Nikola Končar, Željko Končar, Ksenija Končar, Monika Končar, Dane Končar, Saša Končar, Hrvojka Končar, Ria Končar, Darko Končar, Bogdan Končar, Dubravka Končar

Mentions in sources

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

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