Surname Sander in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Sander live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sander (including: Shander , Sandher , Szander , Sandherr , Sannder , Czander and Sandheer ) is present in 103 countries worldwide. The family name "Sander " is used by some 50000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Brazil. "Sandher " is used by some 200 people in Canada , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Shander " is used by some 500 people in Russian Federation , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandra Sander, Marko Sander, Anica Sander, Christina Sander, Roman Sander, Sonia Sander, Marijan Sander, Ranka Sander, Marija Sander, Draga Sander, Ljubica Sander, Olenka Sander, Bruno Sander, Tea Sander, Blaženko Sander, Herman Sander

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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