Surname Frank in modern Croatia

Frank families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Osijek area , rarely Italians and Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Frank live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Rijeka (50), Bilje in Osijek area (20), Umag (15), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (6), the United Kingdom (2), the United States (2), Austria (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Frank (including: Franck , Franc , Franchuk , Franchak , Franchik , Franchek , Franckh , Phrank and Frannk ) is present in 175 countries worldwide. The family name "Frank " is used by some 200000 people in the United States , about 100000 in Germany , and some 50000 people in Tanzania. "Frannk " is used by few people in Russian Federation and few people in the United States. "Franc " is used by some 4000 people in France , about 2000 in Czech Republic , and some 800 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Domagoj Frank, Alceo Frank, Žigmond Frank, Petra Frank, Branimir Frank, Veljko Frank, Marjan Frank, Claudio Frank, Zorka Frank, Darko Frank, Darija Frank, Vladimir Frank, Čedomil Frank, Neven Frank, Vlado Frank, Alan Frank, Dragutin Frank, Siniša Frank, Gordan Frank

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over eighty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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