Surname Čakar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čakar families are generally Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), barely Bosniaks (from Western Bosnia ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Middle Bosnia (Novi Travnik area). In Donje Krčevine in Middle Bosnia every tenth inhabitant had the family name Čakar.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Čakar live in Croatia today, in 20 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 9 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<10), Split (<5), Pozega (<5), and in Kondric in Djakovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čakar (including: Chakar , Chopakar , Chakkar , Cakar , Chilakar , Chunakar , Chakhar , Cakkar , Chahkar and Chakaar ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. "Chachar " is used by some 20000 people in Pakistan , about 200 in Saudi Arabia , and small number of people in Oman , small number of people in the United States. "Tschasar " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nada Čakar, Marijana Čakar, Josip Čakar, Slavko Čakar, Maja Čakar, Marinko Čakar, Mladen Čakar, Dražen Čakar, Božena Čakar, Slaven Čakar, Nikica Čakar, Lars Čakar, Anto Čakar, Dalibor Čakar, Deli Čakar, Milan Čakar, Anka Čakar, Franjo Čakar, Jasminka Čakar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1943 in source Directorium ARCHI-DIOECESI ZAGREBIENSI.

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