Surname Pećar in modern Croatia

Pećar families are Croats and they are mostly from Ploce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Makarska. In Kohanjac in Ozalj area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Pećar.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Pećar live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Bjelovar (20), Rijeka (15), Zagreb (15), Osijek (15), and in Podaca in Ploce area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pećar (including: Pechar , Pecar , Petschar , Pecsar , Peciar , Pechkar , Peckar , Pecár , Peechar and Peczar ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Pecar " is used by some 400 people in Ethiopia , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Argentina. "Pechar " is used by some 500 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Argentina. "Petschar " is used by some 100 people in Austria , small number in Germany , and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Pećar, Vera Pećar, Milan Pećar, Ivan Pećar, Mario Pećar, Ivica Pećar, Andrija Pećar, Nina Pećar, Mila Pećar, Ivana Pećar, Slavko Pećar, Slaven Pećar, Danijela Pećar, Natalija Pećar, Gabrijela Pećar, Frane Pećar, Nives Pećar, Jelena Pećar, Mato Pećar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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