Fanuko families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Krk. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Krk and in Rijeka. In Klanice on the Island of Krk every second inhabitant had the family name Fanuko.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Fanuko live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 11 other places, mostly in Rijeka (20), Strmec in Samobor area (<10), Pula (<10), and in Suzan (<10) and Tribulje (<10) on the Island of Krk.
Outside Croatia
At least 14 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (8), France (2), Austria (1), Germany (1), Argentina (1), and to Uruguay (1). Family name Fanuko is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Fanuko " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
