Surname Šarf in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šarf families are Croats (from Cazma area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazma area. In Novo Selo Garešničko in Cazma area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Šarf.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Šarf live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Kutina (<5), Sisak (<5), Poljana (<5), and in Sirinec in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šarf (including: Scharf , Sharf , Sarf , Sarff , Sharff , Szarf , Sarph , Scharph , Sharph and Sarrf ) is present in 81 countries worldwide. The family name "Sarf " is used by some 600 people in Morocco , about 300 in Turkey , and some 90 people in the United States. "Scharf " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Sarph " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Šarf, Verica Šarf, Nikolina Šarf, Jan Šarf, Željko Šarf, Antun Šarf, Marija Šarf, Marica Šarf, Franjo Šarf, Josip Šarf, Jelica Šarf, Mijo Šarf, Jana Šarf, Dragica Šarf, Anka Šarf, Janja Šarf, Josipa Šarf, Marko Šarf, Paula Šarf

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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