Surname Fak in modern Croatia

Fak families are Croats and they are mostly from Delnice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Fak live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Rijeka (30), Mrkopalj in Delnice area (30), Zagreb (20), Stari Laz in Delnice area (10), and in Ivanic-Grad (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fak (including: Fack , Fakh , Fachko , Pthak , Phak , Fac , Faak , Faq and Fahk ) is present in 88 countries worldwide. "Phak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Faak " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Fachko " is used by some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Fak, Stanko Fak, Darko Fak, Mihael Fak, Julijana Fak, Džoni Fak, Vera Fak, Jakov Fak, Miljenko Fak, Goran Fak, Mario Fak, Dalibor Fak, Tomislav Fak, Petar Fak, Andrej Fak, Ljubica Fak, Dunja Fak, Ronald Fak, Marin Fak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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