Surname Bakac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bakac families are Croats (from the Island of Pag ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Pag.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Bakac live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Povljana on the Island of Pag (15) and Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bakac (including: Bakkach , Bakhach , Bakach , Bachraz , Bakazza , Bacaz , Bakacz , Bakaz and Bacac ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. "Bacaz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bachrach " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 300 in Israel , and some 100 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Josip Bakac, Ive Bakac, Edita Bakac, Jakov Bakac, Dalibor Bakac, Nikolina Bakac, Marijan Bakac, Miroslava Bakac, Pere Bakac, Sanja Bakac, Joso Bakac, Anka Bakac, Anđelko Bakac, Ivona Bakac, Petra Bakac, Lovre Bakac, Marija Bakac, Ankica Bakac, Mia Bakac

Mentions in sources

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

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