Surname Ferenćak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ferenćak families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Omis area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Ferenćak live in Croatia today, in one household only.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Legrad in Koprivnica area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Sladojevci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ferenćak (including: Ferencak , Ferenchak , Ferencsak , Ferencák , Ferenchiak and Ferenczak ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Ferencak " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 90 in Germany , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Ferenchak " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Mexico. "Ferenchiak " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Ferenćak, Josip Ferenćak, Ruža Ferenćak, Alojzija Ferenćak, Dorica Ferenćak, Juraj Ferenćak, Mirica Ferenćak, Vjekoslav Ferenćak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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