Surname Duraković in modern Croatia

Duraković families can be both Croats (the family name originates from Cazinska Krajina Region , Bosnia) and Bosniaks (also from Cazinska Krajina Region , Bosnia) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Bosanska Krupa area) and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Cazin area). In Šaševci in Middle Bosnia every second inhabitant had the family name Duraković.

Prevalence

About 300 people with faimily name Duraković live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 37 cities and 43 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Rijeka (30), Pula (25), Split (15), and in Dubrovnik (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Duraković (including: Durakovic , Durakovich and Durackovic ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Durakovic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 500 in Germany , and some 200 people in Austria. "Durakovich " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dejan Duraković, Zijad Duraković, Velimir Duraković, Nadira Duraković, Lada Duraković, Senadin Duraković, Brigita Duraković, Tereza Duraković, Dubravka Duraković, Žarko Duraković, Elvir Duraković, Nermin Duraković, Senad Duraković, Darinka Duraković, Lejla Duraković, Vera Duraković, Ivan Duraković, Vehid Duraković, Rasim Duraković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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