Surname Lihter in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lihter families are almost entirely Croats (from Zabok ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Lihter live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Grabrovec (20), Zabok (15), Oroslavje (15), Zagreb (<10), and in Sisak (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lihter (including: Lichter , Lichlyter , Lichliter and Liechter ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. "Lichter " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 400 people in Israel. "Liechter " is used by few people in the United States. "Lichlyter " is used by some 400 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljerka Lihter, Vanja Lihter, Davor Lihter, Zdravko Lihter, Sintija Lihter, Valentina Lihter, Marica Lihter, Danica Lihter, Damir Lihter, Ljiljana Lihter, Ivica Lihter, Martina Lihter, Ivan Lihter, Alen Lihter, Stanko Lihter, Dragutin Lihter, Marko Lihter, Božidar Lihter, Ivana Lihter

Mentions in sources

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

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