Surname Baki in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Baki families are Croats by relative majority (from Kastav ), rarely Roms (from Buzet area ), and very rarely Albanians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Baki live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Pula (<10), Rubesi (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Pomer in Pula area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Baki (including: Bakki , Baaki , Bakhi , Bhaki , Bakie , Backie , Bakih , Backi and Bakii ) is present in 133 countries worldwide. "Bakie " is used by some 300 people in Syria , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Egypt. "Backie " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Backi " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dario Baki, Veljko Baki, Dejan Baki, Luka Baki, Milvana Baki, Baki Baki, Ema Baki, Ali Baki, Ramadan Baki, Bedrija Baki, Azem Baki, Denis Baki, Enisa Baki, Emrah Baki, Sara Baki, Dino Baki, Stella Baki, Tin Baki, Nika Baki

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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