Surname Filković in modern Croatia

Filković families are Croats and they are mostly from Zapresic area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Glina area. In Hruševec Pušćanski in Zapresic area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Filković.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Filković live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 420 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Slatina (25), Gornja Pusca in Zapresic area (20), Kozice (20), and in Sisak (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the Netherlands (1), the United States (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Filković (including: Filkovic , Filkovich , Felkovich and Fielkowich ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. "Filkovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Filković, Srećko Filković, Vera Filković, Davorin Filković, Željko Filković, Dario Filković, Zoran Filković, Marko Filković, Marjan Filković, Damir Filković, Zdravko Filković, Filip Filković, Dubravka Filković, Josip Filković, Ana Filković, Danijel Filković, Davor Filković, Dragica Filković, Renato Filković

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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