Surname Maar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Maar families are Croats (from Pozega area ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Maar live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Rijeka (<5), Velika in Pozega area (<5), and in Donji Emovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Maar (including: Mahar , Maahr , Mahhar and Mahaar ) is present in 78 countries worldwide. The family name "Maar " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 1000 in Hungary , and some 700 people in the United States. "Mahar " is used by some 200000 people in Pakistan , about 8000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Nepal.

Characteristic first names

Dora Maar, Vera Maar, Mirko Maar, Marija Maar, Štefica Maar, Megan Maar, Maggie Maar, Željka Maar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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