Surname Čakara in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čakara families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Čakara live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Josavica (<5), Sisak (<5), Petrinja (<5), and in Cetvrtkovac in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čakara (including: Chakara , Cakara , Chitakara , Chakkara , Chhakara , Chisakara , Chelakara , Chyakara , Chunakara and Chivakara ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Cakara " is used by few people in the United States. "Chacara " is used by some 1000 people in Brazil , about 100 in Peru , and some 50 people in the United States. "Chirakara " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Čakara, Duško Čakara, Branko Čakara, Mišo Čakara, Milorad Čakara, Marija Čakara, Mirjana Čakara, Danica Čakara, Jovo Čakara, Draga Čakara, Ljuba Čakara, Milan Čakara, Živko Čakara, Vojislav Čakara, Ljuban Čakara, Ivan Čakara, Milja Čakara, Kata Čakara, Miljka Čakara

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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