Surname Farac in modern Croatia

Farac families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Farac 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 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Pupnat (55) and Korcula (40) on the Island of Korcula, Split (25), Zagreb (25), and in Dubrovnik (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), New Zealand (3), Australia (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Farac (including: Faraz , Farach , Farrach , Faraaz , Farraz , Farazhi , Farhaz , Farazha and Faracci ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. "Farrach " is used by some 300 people in Guatemala , about 100 in Nicaragua , and small number of people in the United States. "Farazha " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petra Farac, Ivko Farac, Branko Farac, Jadranka Farac, Nikola Farac, Liljana Farac, Ileana Farac, Robert Farac, Joško Farac, Ljiljana Farac, Vesna Farac, Jurica Farac, Marin Farac, Ante Farac, Jure Farac, Toni Farac, Žana Farac, Mara Farac, Tereza Farac

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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