Surname Čarap in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čarap families are Croats (from Zlatar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Čarap live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Belec (<10), Zagreb (<10), Beljevina in Nasice area (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Grtovec in Zlatar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čarap (including: Carap , Charap and Charapp ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. "Charap " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Thailand , and small number of people in Germany. "Charapp " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Čarap, Renata Čarap, Mirko Čarap, Ivan Čarap, Milka Čarap, Igor Čarap, Slavko Čarap, Gabrijela Čarap, Stjepan Čarap, Franjo Čarap, Suzana Čarap, Josip Čarap, Juraj Čarap, Vidica Čarap, Mara Čarap, Marija Čarap, Verica Čarap, Karla Čarap, Barbara Čarap

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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