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Surname Šipak in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šipak families are Croats (from Zlatar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area. In Marigutić in Zlatar area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Šipak.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Šipak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located and 6 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Kasina (<10), Virovitica (<10), Marigutic in Zlatar area (<10), and in Zapresic (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šipak (including: Sipak , Siepak , Shipak , Schipak , Sipach , Sipac , Siphak , Sheipak , Shlipak and Shippak ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. "Shippak " is used by few people in the United States. "Siepak " is used by some 300 people in Poland and about 70 in the United States. "Shlipak " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Predrag Šipak,
Stjepan Šipak,
Natalie Šipak,
Marijo Šipak,
Andreja Šipak,
Jula Šipak,
Karmila Šipak,
Vesna Šipak,
Ivica Šipak,
Brankica Šipak,
Nada Šipak,
Vladimir Šipak,
Zdravko Šipak,
Višnja Šipak,
Darko Šipak,
Marija Šipak,
Stanislav Šipak,
Rudolf Šipak,
Slavko Šipak