Surname Kotlar in modern Croatia

Kotlar families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Kotlar live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and four other places, mostly in Zadar (190), Mravinjac (10), Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kotlar (including: Kotlár , Cotlar , Kotllár and Kothlar ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Kotlar " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Poland. "Kotlár " is used by some 3000 people in Czech Republic , about 900 in Slovakia , and some 800 people in the United States. "Cotlar " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Robert Kotlar, Antun Kotlar, Franko Kotlar, Mario Kotlar, Denis Kotlar, Jelena Kotlar, Ljubomir Kotlar, Nikolina Kotlar, Bernard Kotlar, Karlo Kotlar, Danijel Kotlar, Sanja Kotlar, Marija Kotlar, Dino Kotlar, Silvana Kotlar, Iva Kotlar, Ljiljana Kotlar, Petra Kotlar, Emil Kotlar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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