Surname Duk in modern Croatia

Duk families are Croats the family name originates from Zabok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zabok area.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Duk live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Palesnik in Garesnica area (10), Vizovlje in Zabok area (10), Kutina (<10), and in Karlovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Duk (including: Duck , Dueck , Duek , Dukh , Dukk , Dhukk , Duchko , Dhuk and Dhukh ) is present in 134 countries worldwide. "Duck " is used by some 7000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Viet Nam , and some 3000 people in Germany. "Dukk " is used by few people in the United States. "Ducz " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Duk, Zvonko Duk, Hrvoje Duk, Đurđica Duk, Tomislav Duk, Juraj Duk, Nenad Duk, Mladen Duk, Stjepan Duk, Biserka Duk, Ljiljana Duk, Kristina Duk, Franjo Duk, Željka Duk, Zora Duk, Željko Duk, Draženka Duk, Dražen Duk, Jurica Duk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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