Surname Škare in modern Croatia

Škare families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area (Biorine). According to some sources they are from Tijarice near Sinja. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Omis area. In Biorine in Omis area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Škare.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Škare live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Split (80), Zagreb (55), Biorine in Omis area (25), Solin (20), and in Omis (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škare (including: Skare , Shikhare , Shikare , Shekare , Skaare , Skarre , Shukare , Shikaree , Shkhare and Shokare ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Skare " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 800 in Norway , and some 200 people in Argentina. "Skaare " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Norway , and some 80 people in Tanzania. "Shekare " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Javor Škare, Tatjana Škare, Vatroslav Škare, Zdenka Škare, Marinko Škare, Dubravko Škare, Darko Škare, Glorija Škare, Jure Škare, Marko Škare, Danko Škare, Neven Škare, Tomislav Škare, Marijana Škare, Nediljko Škare, Kažimir Škare, Petar Škare, Katarina Škare, Margarita Škare

Mentions in sources

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

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