Surname Payer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Payer families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Herzegovina (Mostar area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Payer live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Payer (including: Phayer , Payeer ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Payer " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 1000 in Austria , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Phayer " is used by some 60 people in Australia , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Great Britain. "Payeer " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Helmut Payer, Mirela Payer, Ivica Payer, Ivo Payer, Julije Payer, Udo Payer, Vera Payer, Emilija Payer, Zdenko Payer, Emil Payer, Miljenko Payer, Michael Payer, Norbert Payer, Petar Payer, Stjepan Payer, Šimo Payer

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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