Surname Škara in modern Croatia

Škara families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 770 people with faimily name Škara live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 510 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Skabrnja in Biograd na moru area (265), Zadar (250), Zagreb (55), Polaca in Benkovac area (30), and in Rijeka (20).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), Canada (2), Switzerland (1), Australia (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Škara (including: Skara , Shkara , Scara , Shekara , Shekhara , Skarra , Skaara , Shikara , Skarha and Shukara ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. "Skarha " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Shekara " is used by small number of people in Egypt , small number in the United States , and small number of people in United Arab Emirates. "Shikara " is used by some 300 people in Iraq , small number in Zimbabwe , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Joso Škara, Danica Škara, Tomislav Škara, Luka Škara, Nives Škara, Alen Škara, Zlata Škara, Margita Škara, Damir Škara, Zlatko Škara, Milena Škara, Frane Škara, Krešimir Škara, Mirjana Škara, Antonija Škara, Denis Škara, Marijana Škara, Željko Škara, Ante Škara

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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