Surname Požar in modern Croatia

Požar families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Karlovac , less frequently Hungarians (from Vinkovci area ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 380 people with faimily name Požar live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 490 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Karlovac (125), Zagreb (45), Duga Resa (25), Ilok (15), and in Laslovo in Osijek area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (3), the United States (1), Canada (1), Germany (1), Chile (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Požar (including: Pozhar , Pozar , Pozsár , Pozzar and Pozsar ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Pozar " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Germany. "Pozzar " is used by some 300 people in Italy , small number in France , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in the United States. "Pozsar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Matija Požar, Dijana Požar, Mario Požar, Davor Požar, Branko Požar, Berislav Požar, Katarina Požar, Goran Požar, Petar Požar, Renata Požar, Josip Požar, Rusmira Požar, Davorka Požar, Nikica Požar, Gordana Požar, Miro Požar, Marica Požar, Ivan Požar, Denis Požar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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