Surname Barko in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Barko live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Carevo Polje in Ogulin area (15), Zadar (10), Zagreb (<10), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Bestovje in Samobor area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Barko (including: Barco , Barkho , Barcho , Barcio , Barkoh , Bharko , Baerko , Barkoo and Barcko ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. The family name "Barko " is used by some 2000 people in Niger , about 800 in Ghana , and some 700 people in the United States. "Barcko " is used by few people in Russian Federation and few people in the United States. "Barkho " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Russian Federation , and some 100 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Ana Barko, Jurica Barko, Ivana Barko, Nina Barko, Nevenka Barko, Valentin Barko, Dragica Barko, Denis Barko, Darija Barko, Gordana Barko, Ivica Barko, Zdravko Barko, Mijo Barko, Josip Barko, Damir Barko, Kristina Barko, Milka Barko, Branimir Barko, Luka Barko

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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