Surname Vavra in modern Croatia

Vavra families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , less frequently Slovaks (also from Djakovo area ) and Czechs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Vavra live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Veliki Potocec (<10), Sibovac in Daruvar area (<10), Bracevci in Djakovo area (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vavra (including: Vávra , Wavra , Wawra and Vavera ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Vavra " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 800 in Czech Republic , and some 200 people in Germany. "Vavera " is used by some 200 people in Czech Republic , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Latvia. "Wavra " is used by some 600 people in the United States , small number in Venezuela , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Vavra, Sandra Vavra, Vitomir Vavra, Osvaldo Vavra, Damir Vavra, Anđelko Vavra, Božana Vavra, Nina Vavra, Slavica Vavra, Jadranka Vavra, Mirko Vavra, Raniero Vavra, Želimir Vavra, Ružica Vavra, Stevo Vavra, Alenka Vavra, Boris Vavra, Krunoslav Vavra, Vjekoslav Vavra

Mentions in sources

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

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