Surname Cvrk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cvrk families are almost entirely Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), barely Bosniaks (from Podrinje (Bosnia) ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar. In Voljavica in Podrinje (Bosnia) every eighth inhabitant had the family name Cvrk.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Cvrk live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Sesvete (<10), Vica Sela in Krapina area (<10), Glina (<10), and in Veliko Korenovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cvrk (including: Zwerk , Cverk and Zverk ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Cvrk " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Kazakhstan. "Zwerk " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Cvrk, Zdravko Cvrk, Livija Cvrk, Zoran Cvrk, Davorka Cvrk, Igor Cvrk, Vladimir Cvrk, Milka Cvrk, Dragan Cvrk, Marko Cvrk, Željko Cvrk, Marijan Cvrk, Jagica Cvrk, Marina Cvrk, Veljko Cvrk, Mirjana Cvrk, Nada Cvrk, Dragomir Cvrk, Anto Cvrk

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