Surname Capak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Capak families are Croats (from Zagreb ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Capak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (55) and Dubravica in Klanjec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Capak (including: Capacho , Capacci , Capac , Chapak , Capaci , Capach , Zapack , Zapak and Cappack ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Capak " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Zapack " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cappack " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krunoslav Capak, Darko Capak, Mirko Capak, Anita Capak, Iva Capak, Snješko Capak, Ljubica Capak, Damir Capak, Denis Capak, Božidar Capak, Dragica Capak, Hrvoje Capak, Božica Capak, Ivan Capak, Danijel Capak, Mladen Capak, Branko Capak, Nada Capak, Tomislav Capak

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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