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Surname Puškar in modern Croatia
Puškar families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area , also Serbs, very rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko area and in Zagreb. In Dol in Jastrebarsko area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Puškar.
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Prevalence
About 320 people with faimily name Puškar live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 320 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Zagreb (80), Vinarec in Krizevci area (20), Dol in Jastrebarsko area (20), Hrvatska Kostajnica (15), and in Jastrebarsko (15).
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Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Australia (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Puškar (including: Puskar , Pushkar , Puszkar , Pushpkar , Pushcar , Puschkar , Pushakar , Puscar and Pushekar ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Puskar " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Slovakia , and some 300 people in Hungary. "Puschkar " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pushpkar " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Stjepan Puškar,
Damir Puškar,
Juraj Puškar,
Nenad Puškar,
Dragan Puškar,
Mislav Puškar,
Senad Puškar,
Amir Puškar,
Josip Puškar,
Rebija Puškar,
Vilim Puškar,
Irena Puškar,
Miljenko Puškar,
Sejida Puškar,
Višnja Puškar,
Božo Puškar,
Anica Puškar,
Ivan Puškar,
Omer Puškar
