Surname Berzak in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Berzak live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Jurovec in Mursko Sredisce area (<5), Cakovec (<5), Prekopa in Mursko Sredisce area (<5), Vintijan in Pula area (<5), and in Leskovec in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Berzak (including: Berzack , Berzhak , Berzzak and Berzac ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Berzak " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Israel , and some 70 people in Russian Federation. "Berzack " is used by some 100 people in South Africa and about 100 in the United States. "Berzac " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordana Berzak, Boris Berzak, Martina Berzak, Anita Berzak, Marija Berzak, Anica Berzak, Katarina Berzak, Alojz Berzak, Ivan Berzak, Robert Berzak, Josip Berzak, Julijan Berzak, Mihael Berzak, Jasmina Berzak, Paula Berzak, Antonija Berzak, Franca Berzak, Ivanka Berzak, Julijana Berzak

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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