Surname Frankola in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Frankola families are generally Croats (from Labin area ), very rarely Italians (also from Labin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Labin. In Kršan in Labin area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Frankola.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Frankola live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Rijeka (15), in Blaskovici (<10) and Potpican (<5) in Labin area, Zagreb (<5), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Frankola (including: Francola , Francolla and Franciola ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Frankola " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Francola " is used by some 60 people in Italy and small number in the United States. "Francolla " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lorena Frankola, Danijela Frankola, Mirela Frankola, Edoardo Frankola, Bruno Frankola, Romeo Frankola, Gordana Frankola, Darko Frankola, Sanjin Frankola, Toni Frankola, Ivan Frankola, Blaženka Frankola, Mladenka Frankola, Marko Frankola, Onorino Frankola, Maja Frankola, Ivanka Frankola, Armando Frankola, Snježana Frankola

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