Surname Mavra in modern Croatia

Mavra families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan. In Kukljica on the Island of Ugljan every tenth inhabitant had the family name Mavra.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Mavra live in Croatia today, in 50 households.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Kukljica on the Island of Ugljan (45), Zadar (35), Zagreb (<10), Split (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Mavra (including: Mavhera , Mavera , Mahwera , Mawera and Mawra ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Mavra " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Turkey. "Mawra " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Saida Mavra, Ante Mavra, Boris Mavra, Morana Mavra, Marin Mavra, Valerija Mavra, Jerko Mavra, Damir Mavra, Daniela Mavra, Šime Mavra, Anita Mavra, Silvija Mavra, Zdenka Mavra, Ljubezna Mavra, Neda Mavra, Hrvoje Mavra, Mislav Mavra, Vanja Mavra, Petar Mavra

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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