Surname Cink in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cink families are generally Croats (from Daruvar area ), very rarely Hungarians (also from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Novska.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Cink live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Donja Rasenica (<10), Viskovo in Rijeka area (<10), Brestaca (<10), Novska (<5), and in Donji Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cink (including: Zink , Zinck , Cinci , Cinc , Cynk , Cinq , Chink , Cinch and Cinck ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. The family name "Cink " is used by some 500 people in Indonesia , about 400 in Czech Republic , and some 400 people in the United States. "Zink " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 8000 in Germany , and some 800 people in Brazil. "Zinck " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Canada , and some 900 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Cink, Anita Cink, Mirjana Cink, Tomislav Cink, Marica Cink, Vera Cink, Dražen Cink, Ivica Cink, Josip Cink, Zlatko Cink, Anđelko Cink, Višnja Cink, Dijana Cink, Marija Cink, Katica Cink, Milka Cink, Mijo Cink, Sofija Cink, Ana Cink

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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