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Surname Farkaš in modern Croatia
Farkaš families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Osijek and according to some sources from Hrvatskog Zagorja (Konjscina area), less frequently Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 1200 people with faimily name Farkaš live in Croatia today, in 560 households. There were 1200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 58 cities and 142 other places, mostly in Zagreb (185), Osijek (130), Vinkovci (40), Virovitica (40), and in Pozega (40).
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Outside Croatia
At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), Canada (3), the United States (3), Sweden (3), Australia (3), Switzerland (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Farkaš (including: Farkas , Farcas , Farkash , Farkasch , Farkass , Farcash and Pharkas ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Farkas " is used by some 90000 people in Hungary , about 20000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Romania. "Farkash " is used by some 2000 people in Israel , about 1000 in Libya , and some 600 people in the United States. "Farkasch " is used by small number of people in Austria , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Maja Farkaš,
Zdenka Farkaš,
Darko Farkaš,
Vlado Farkaš,
Tomislav Farkaš,
Ljubica Farkaš,
Damir Farkaš,
Željko Farkaš,
Miroslav Farkaš,
Lidija Farkaš,
Igor Farkaš,
Snježana Farkaš,
Elemir Farkaš,
Vlatka Farkaš,
Kristijan Farkaš,
Ivan Farkaš,
Đula Farkaš,
Žarko Farkaš,
Ivica Farkaš
