Surname Kral in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kral families are Croats by relative majority (from Daruvar ), less frequently Czechs (from Daruvar area ), and very rarely Slovaks (from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Kral live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Koncanica in Daruvar area (15), Zagreb (10), Daruvar (<10), Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kral (including: Krall , Krahl , Kheral , Kraal , Kralli , Cral , Keral , Keralli and Krally ) is present in 88 countries worldwide. The family name "Kral " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Czech Republic , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Krall " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Austria. "Krahl " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 1000 in Brazil , and some 1000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Kral, Dario Kral, Mario Kral, Kristijan Kral, Matija Kral, Mirjana Kral, Tomislav Kral, Darko Kral, Sandra Kral, Štefica Kral, Igor Kral, Vladimir Kral, Martin Kral, Tanja Kral, Manuela Kral, Vedrana Kral, Josef Kral, Miroslav Kral, Vesna Kral

Mentions in sources

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

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