Surname Por in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Por families are generally Croats (from Daruvar area ), very rarely Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Por live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Split (10), Daruvar (<5), Donji Daruvar (<5), and in Maslenjaca (<5) and Strazanac (<5) in Daruvar area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Por (including: Poor , Porr , Porh , Phor , Pohr and Ppor ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. "Poor " is used by some 10000 people in Iran , about 6000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Hungary. "Porr " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 100 people in Thailand. "Pohr " is used by some 90 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Oliver Por, Vesna Por, Zdravka Por, Franjo Por, Ivanka Por, Meri Por, Tomislav Por, Valerija Por, Josip Por, Marija Por, Nikola Por, Štefanija Por, Dragica Por, Julijana Por, Ana Por, Ankica Por, Rudolf Por, Branka Por, Alisa Por

Mentions in sources

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

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