Surname Šter in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šter families are Croats (from Krizevci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šter live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Osijek (10), Kustani in Krizevci area (<10), Vukovar (<5), and in Bilje in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šter (including: Ster , Steer , Stehr , Shater , Shter , Sterr , Sther , Shuter , Sthler and Shteer ) is present in 119 countries worldwide. "Steer " is used by some 2000 people in Great Britain , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Australia. "Stehr " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 200 people in Canada. "Sterr " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 60 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Branka Šter, Anica Šter, Mirta Šter, Željko Šter, David Šter, Viktor Šter, Mirko Šter, Jože Šter, Marija Šter, Anđelko Šter, Anamarija Šter, Miloš Šter, Štefica Šter, Elizabeta Šter, Ivka Šter, Ivan Šter, Andrija Šter, Ljiljana Šter, Janja Šter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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