Surname Ritar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ritar families are Croats (from Knin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotsko and Knin.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Ritar live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Karlovac (<10) and Podgorje Krnjacko in Duga Resa area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ritar (including: Rihtar , Ryttar and Rithekar ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. "Rihtar " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Jordan.

Characteristic first names

Emil Ritar, Bruno Ritar, Mirjana Ritar, Mira Ritar, Sandi Ritar, Helena Ritar, Tara Ritar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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