Surname Njakara in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Njakara families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on Peljesac Peninsula and in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Njakara live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Viganj (15), Kuciste (<5) and Orebic (<5) on the Peljesac peninsula.

Outside Croatia

Family name Njakara (including: Nyakara , Niakara and Gnakara ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. The family name "Njakara " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Njakara, Slaven Njakara, Lusijana Njakara, Tonko Njakara, Kristina Njakara, Katija Njakara, Frana Njakara, Valentino Njakara, Smiljan Njakara, Branko Njakara, Anđelka Njakara, Zdravko Njakara, Vinka Njakara, Branimir Njakara, Luka Njakara, Vjekoslava Njakara, Davor Njakara, Ivana Njakara, Katica Njakara

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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