Surname Erkman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Erkman families are mainly Croats (from Slavonski Brod area ), less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Glina.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Erkman live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Donji Miholjac (<5), Susnjevci in Slavonski Brod area (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), Trnjani in Slavonski Brod area (<5), and in Donja Cemernica in Glina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Erkman (including: Erkmann , Erckmann , Hercman , Erckman , Herchman , Herckman , Herkman and Erczmann ) is present in 24 countries on four continents. The family name "Erkman " is used by some 2000 people in Turkey , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden. "Erckman " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Erkmann " is used by some 300 people in Brazil , about 70 in the United States , and some 60 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Darija Erkman, Nevenka Erkman, Siniša Erkman, Milan Erkman, Snježana Erkman, Draginja Erkman, Mane Erkman, Marija Erkman, Milica Erkman, Simo Erkman, Miroslav Erkman, Nikola Erkman, Nada Erkman, Angelina Erkman, Milka Erkman, Mario Erkman, Nebojša Erkman, Tamara Erkman, Željka Erkman

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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