Surname Fakin in modern Croatia

Fakin families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zagreb , often Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pula.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Fakin live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in in 11 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Livade in Buzet area (<10), Umag (<10), Brkac in Buzet area (<10), and in Pazin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fakin (including: Faccin , Facchin , Fachin , Facin , Fackin , Fakhin , Fachrin , Phakhin and Phakin ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. "Phakin " is used by few people in the United States. "Facin " is used by some 3000 people in Brazil , about 300 in Italy , and some 70 people in the United States. "Phakhin " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Fakin, Damir Fakin, Denis Fakin, Renato Fakin, Karmen Fakin, Maurizio Fakin, Vitomir Fakin, Massimo Fakin, Vivijana Fakin, Krešimir Fakin, Niki Fakin, Ivana Fakin, Boris Fakin, Silvia Fakin, Marino Fakin, Ivica Fakin, Željko Fakin, Jadranka Fakin, Gordana Fakin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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