Surname Pužar in modern Croatia

Pužar families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Zagreb. In Jakačići in Pazin area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Pužar.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Pužar live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Pula (40), Zagreb (20), Batlug in Pazin area (10), Nedescina in Labin area (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pužar (including: Puzar , Puzhar , Puzsar and Puzzar ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Puzar " is used by some 100 people in Slovakia , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Puzsar " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Hungary , and small number of people in Austria , small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Aljoša Pužar, Borislav Pužar, Milica Pužar, Franko Pužar, Zvonimir Pužar, Barbara Pužar, Roberto Pužar, Alenka Pužar, Siniša Pužar, Dragan Pužar, Ružica Pužar, Spomenka Pužar, Norma Pužar, Tihomir Pužar, Danijela Pužar, Suzana Pužar, Aleksandar Pužar, Robert Pužar, Nives Pužar

Mentions in sources

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

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