Surname Burkić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Burkić families are Bosniaks by relative majority (from Karlovac ), equally Croats (from the Island of Vis ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Vis. In Borovik on the Island of Vis every sixth inhabitant had the family name Burkić.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Burkić live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Karlovac (<5), Tkon on the Island of Pasman (<5), Zadar (<5), Vis on the Island of Vis (<5), and in Murvica in Zadar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Burkić (including: Burkich , Burcas , Burchick , Burchici , Burkick and Burkic ) is present in 11 countries on two continents. "Burkich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Burkick " is used by few people in the United States. "Burchick " is used by some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mersudin Burkić, Čazim Burkić, Selvedina Burkić, Arnes Burkić, Sibe Burkić, Nusret Burkić, Aziz Burkić, Enes Burkić, Hidaet Burkić, Azra Burkić, Edi Burkić, Arnesa Burkić, Zemir Burkić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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