Surname Frka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Frka families are Croats (from Dugi (Long) Island ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on Dugi, Long Island.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Frka live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Sali on Dugi (Long) Island (30), Zadar (<10), Jertovec in Zlatar area (<10), Bukovic (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Frka (including: Ferkha , Ferkah , Frcka and Ferka ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Frka " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Frcka " is used by small number of people in Czech Republic , small number in Slovakia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Frka, Meri Frka, Ivo Frka, Tomislav Frka, Mate Frka, David Frka, Karmen Frka, Irena Frka, Nikola Frka, Josip Frka, Tihomir Frka, Elvir Frka, Marija Frka, Ante Frka, Nino Frka, Anđelka Frka, Alberto Frka, Mladen Frka, Vedran Frka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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