Surname Bernik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bernik families are almost entirely Croats (from Duga Resa ), very rarely Slovenes (from Vrbovsko area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb. In Bela in Novi Marof every eighth inhabitant had the family name Bernik.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Bernik live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Varazdin (20), Zagreb (15), Duga Resa (<10), Muntrilj in Pazin area (<5), and in Plomin in Labin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bernik (including: Bernic , Bernick , Bernichi , Bernich , Bernyk , Berniche and Berník ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. "Bernick " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and some 60 people in Germany. "Bernyk " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Bernich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Brazil , and some 100 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Bernik, Emilka Bernik, Davorka Bernik, Bojan Bernik, Matjaš Bernik, Darko Bernik, Siniša Bernik, Tomislav Bernik, Miro Bernik, Marina Bernik, Alojz Bernik, Ivan Bernik, Mateja Bernik, Slavko Bernik, Janez Bernik, France Bernik, Monika Bernik, Andrija Bernik, Dragutin Bernik

Mentions in sources

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

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