Surname Čotar in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Čotar live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Lipovac in Vinkovci area (<5), Rijeka (<5), Vukovar (<5), and in Pazin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čotar (including: Cotar , Chebotar , Chobotar , Chotar , Cottar , Chibotar , Cottaar , Chhotar , Chothar and Cothar ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Cotar " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in France , and small number of people in Spain. "Chabotar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Čotar, Ana Čotar, Martin Čotar, Danica Čotar, Darko Čotar, Andrej Čotar, Silvester Čotar, Mirka Čotar, Marina Čotar, Jelena Čotar, Eva Čotar, Ivan Čotar, Ivica Čotar, Katarina Čotar, Josip Čotar, Miloš Čotar, Marija Čotar, Jozefina Čotar, Jula Čotar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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