Surname Ferenčak in modern Croatia

Ferenčak families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrbovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sisak. In Donja Velika in Vrbovec area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Ferenčak.

Prevalence

About 910 people with faimily name Ferenčak live in Croatia today, in 400 households. There were 1000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 39 cities and 112 other places, mostly in Zagreb (285), Koprivnica (35), Ciglenica Zagorska in Zabok area (30), Sesvete (25), and in Sisak (25).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), the United States (2), Austria (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Ferenčak (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

Srećko Ferenčak, Goran Ferenčak, Josip Ferenčak, Vladimir Ferenčak, Ivan Ferenčak, Milan Ferenčak, Dubravka Ferenčak, Mladen Ferenčak, Milica Ferenčak, Alica Ferenčak, Igor Ferenčak, Krešimir Ferenčak, Sunčica Ferenčak, Nenad Ferenčak, Mario Ferenčak, Suzana Ferenčak, Lidija Ferenčak, Dragutin Ferenčak, Gordan Ferenčak

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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