Surname Crvenka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Crvenka families are almost entirely Croats (from Nasice ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Crvenka live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Virovitica (<10), Nasice (<10), Saptinovci in Nasice area (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Crvenka (including: Cervenka , Cerwenka , Chervenka and Cervenca ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Cervenka " is used by some 3000 people in Czech Republic , about 1000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Slovakia. "Chervenka " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the Philippines. "Cervenca " is used by few people in Italy and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatka Crvenka, Zvonko Crvenka, Andrija Crvenka, Danijela Crvenka, Ilija Crvenka, Željko Crvenka, Mario Crvenka, Drago Crvenka, Kristijan Crvenka, Damir Crvenka, Franjo Crvenka, Vera Crvenka, Zlatko Crvenka, Zoran Crvenka, Ariana Crvenka, Ivan Crvenka, Branko Crvenka, Vladimir Crvenka, Nada Crvenka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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