Surname Colak in modern Croatia

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Colak live in Croatia today, in households.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Colak (including: Cholak , Collak , Zolak , Cholakh , Colac , Chollak , Cholack , Coolack and Collack ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Colak " is used by some 9000 people in Turkey , about 700 in Germany , and some 300 people in the United States. "Zolak " is used by small number of people in Slovakia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Collak " is used by some 300 people in Turkey , about 300 in Slovakia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Emre Colak, Marija Colak, Šimica Colak, Štefica Colak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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