Surname Unger in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Unger families are generally Croats (from Zapresic area ), barely Albanians (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Unger live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Koprivnica (<10), Osijek (<10), Bjelovar (<10), and in Vukovo Selo in Zapresic area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Unger (including: Hunger , Üngör , Ungher , Uhnger and Hünger ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. The family name "Unger " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 30000 in the United States , and some 5000 people in Austria. "Hunger " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 900 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Robert Unger, Želimir Unger, Jelena Unger, Matija Unger, Friderika Unger, Jadranka Unger, Zoran Unger, Špresa Unger, Ivana Unger, Ana Unger, Damir Unger, Max Unger, Bernhard Unger, Katarina Unger, Laura Unger, Vanja Unger, Rudolf Unger, Goran Unger, Miroslav Unger

Mentions in sources

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

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