Surname Likar in modern Croatia

Likar families are Croats the family name originates from Zabok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Likar live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Osijek (<10), Rijeka (<10), Pula (<10), and in Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Likar (including: Likhar , Lichvar , Licar , Líkar , Lickar , Lycar , Liekar , Liccar and Lichnar ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Likar " is used by some 600 people in Ukraine , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Germany. "Liekar " is used by some 90 people in Ukraine and small number in the United States. "Lickar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikolina Likar, Lidija Likar, Robert Likar, Alčide Likar, Hedviga Likar, Bojana Likar, Blaženka Likar, Stanislava Likar, Darko Likar, Franjo Likar, Ivan Likar, Miroslav Likar, Kristijan Likar, Tanja Likar, Vjekoslav Likar, Đani Likar, Iztok Likar, Bogomir Likar, Vesna Likar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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