Surname Sakar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sakar families are mainly Croats (from Daruvar ), less frequently Czechs (also from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica and Daruvar. In Uljanik in Garesnica every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Sakar.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Sakar live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (10), Daruvar (<10), Poljana (<10), Uljanik (<5), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sakar (including: Shakar , Sakhar , Shakhar , Shahkar , Sackar , Sakkar , Sahkhar , Sakarr and Sahkar ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. "Sackar " is used by some 600 people in Ghana , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Shakkar " is used by few people in the United States. "Sachkar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlatka Sakar, Tatjana Sakar, Darko Sakar, Andro Sakar, Zdravko Sakar, Josip Sakar, Slavko Sakar, Jaroslav Sakar, Jadranka Sakar, Nera Sakar, Antun Sakar, Slavinka Sakar, Zdenko Sakar, Dalibor Sakar, Ivan Sakar, Siniša Sakar, Tea Sakar, Irma Sakar, Zorica Sakar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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