In Croatia, Medar families are generally Croats (from Metkovic ), very rarely Serbs, and barely Bosniaks (from Metkovic ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Metkovic. In Sedlari in East Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Medar.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Medar live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities, mostly in Metkovic (20), Zagreb (20), Split (<10), Rovinj (<10), and in Varazdin (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Medar (including: Medhar , Mehdar , Meddar and Mehdhar ) is present in 50 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.