Surname Mahr in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mahr families are Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Mahr live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mahr (including: Mathur , Machar , Mather , Macher , Mathar , Mathir , Maahr , Machr and Mathr ) is present in 129 countries worldwide. The family name "Mahr " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 10000 in Pakistan , and some 4000 people in the United States. "Mathur " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Myanmar , and some 2000 people in Kenya. "Mather " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Great Britain , and some 3000 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Stanko Mahr, Desa Mahr, Slavko Mahr, Katica Mahr, Viktorija Mahr, Mira Mahr, Franjo Mahr, Sandra Mahr

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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