Surname Bako in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bako families are predominantly Croats (from Labin area ), rarely Slovaks (from Backa, Vojvodina ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Backa, Vojvodina and in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Bako live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Ilok (15), Rijeka (10), Dubravka in Dubrovnik area (10), Susnjevica in Labin area (<10), and in Detkovac in Virovitica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Australia (1), and to Belgium (1).
Family name Bako (including: Baako , Backo , Bakho , Bakko , Bachko , Bakoh , Bakkho , Bhako and Bakoo ) is present in 121 countries worldwide. "Backo " is used by some 800 people in Slovakia , about 500 in Central African Republic , and some 400 people in the United States. "Bakho " is used by few people in the United States. "Bakko " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 50 in Indonesia , and small number of people in Morocco.

Characteristic first names

Niko Bako, Goran Bako, Nikša Bako, Josip Bako, Mirjana Bako, Gracijela Bako, Antun Bako, Željka Bako, Vesna Bako, Katija Bako, Pero Bako, Ingrid Bako, Loredana Bako, Aleksandar Bako, Vlatko Bako, Marijan Bako, Olga Bako, Zoran Bako, Marko Bako

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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