Surname Zahirović in modern Croatia

Zahirović families can be both Croats (the family name originates from Bosnian Krajina ) and Bosniaks (iz Tuzla Region, Bosnia), very rarely Roms. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area). In Baljvine in Bosnian Krajina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Zahirović.

Prevalence

About 460 people with faimily name Zahirović live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 46 other places, mostly in Zagreb (225), Rijeka (50), Pula (25), Sesvete (20), and in Gunja in Zupanja area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zahirović (including: Zahirovic , Zahirovich ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Zahirovic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in Afghanistan.

Characteristic first names

Erio Zahirović, Željko Zahirović, Nevres Zahirović, Darko Zahirović, Veljko Zahirović, Aida Zahirović, Nermina Zahirović, Ivana Zahirović, Nenad Zahirović, Idriz Zahirović, Emir Zahirović, Josip Zahirović, Manda Zahirović, Sabina Zahirović, Almir Zahirović, Samir Zahirović, Dževad Zahirović, Ramiz Zahirović, Amir Zahirović

Mentions in sources

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

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