Surname Ćavar in modern Croatia

Ćavar families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area). In places Dragnjić and Kopić in Western Bosnia every second inhabitant had the family name Ćavar.

Prevalence

About 760 people with faimily name Ćavar live in Croatia today, in 320 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 41 cities and 64 other places, mostly in Zagreb (280), Split (50), Sesvete (45), Osijek (35), and in Vinkovci (35).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ćavar (including: Cavar , Chavar , Chawar , Chhavar , Chavhar , Czavar , Cawar , Cahwar , Chavarr and Cheravar ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Cavar " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Canada. "Chavar " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Mexico. "Czavar " is used by small number of people in Romania and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jozo Ćavar, Damir Ćavar, Zrinka Ćavar, Patrik Ćavar, Ana Ćavar, Suzana Ćavar, Branko Ćavar, Martina Ćavar, Renata Ćavar, Ante Ćavar, Ivan Ćavar, Pile Ćavar, Marko Ćavar, Slavko Ćavar, Željko Ćavar, Lovro Ćavar, Zvonko Ćavar, Robert Ćavar, Andrija Ćavar

Mentions in sources

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

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