Surname Kromar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kromar families are Croats (from Ogulin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kromar live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Karlovac (<10), in Tounj (<10) and Gerovo Tounjsko (<5) in Ogulin area, Zagreb (<5), and in Knin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kromar (including: Cromar , Crommar ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Kromar " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number in Germany. "Cromar " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Great Britain , and some 80 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Katarina Kromar, Biserka Kromar, Nikola Kromar, Sanja Kromar, Milan Kromar, Darko Kromar, Dražen Kromar, Jasminka Kromar, Goran Kromar, Marijana Kromar, Janez Kromar, Franjo Kromar, Vladimir Kromar, Ana Kromar, Branko Kromar, Zdravko Kromar, Ankica Kromar, Renata Kromar, Mirjana Kromar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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