Surname Šlafer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šlafer families are generally Croats (from Novska area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska area and in Novska.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šlafer 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 threee Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Jazavica (<10), Ustica in Novska area (<10), Goli Breg (<5), Vir in Nin area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šlafer (including: Schlafer , Slafer , Schlaffer , Shlafer , Schulhafer , Shulhafer , Shlaffer , Slaffer and Schlapher ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Slafer " is used by some 200 people in Argentina and about 70 in the United States. "Shlafer " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Israel , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Schlafer " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 100 people in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Šlafer, Radojka Šlafer, Kornelije Šlafer, Marica Šlafer, Marijan Šlafer, Boban Šlafer, Kornelija Šlafer, Đuro Šlafer, Mladen Šlafer, Martin Šlafer, Diana Šlafer, Igor Šlafer, Stjepan Šlafer, Ivan Šlafer, Dušanka Šlafer, Marko Šlafer, Ankica Šlafer, Kata Šlafer, Jelena Šlafer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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