Surname Franković in modern Croatia

Franković families are Croats and they are mostly from Labin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and Zagreb. In places Kunj and Marići in Labin area every third inhabitant had the family name Franković.

Prevalence

About 920 people with faimily name Franković live in Croatia today, in 400 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 50 cities and 99 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), Labin (95), Karlovac (50), Rijeka (45), and in Vinez (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 46 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (16), Canada (9), Germany (7), Australia (6), France (3), Argentina (3), Norway (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Franković (including: Frankovich , Frankovic , Frankowicz , Francovich , Frankovics , Francovic , Frankowitsch , Frankowich , Franckowic and Frankowic ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Frankovic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 80 in Slovakia , and some 60 people in Czech Republic. "Frankovich " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 100 in Poland , and some 80 people in Germany. "Frankowicz " is used by some 700 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Orsat Franković, Bernard Franković, Marko Franković, Matija Franković, Maja Franković, Dubravko Franković, Sanda Franković, Ivana Franković, Greis Franković, Eugen Franković, Dragana Franković, Mirjana Franković, Miho Franković, Borislav Franković, Gorki Franković, Danijel Franković, Duško Franković, Florian Franković, Nenad Franković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1754 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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