Surname Gak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gak families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Bakar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac area and in Rijeka. In Mala Krupska Rujiška in Bosanian Posavina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Gak.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Gak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Zadar (<10), Obrovac (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Praputnjak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gak (including: Gac , Gack , Gakh , Gaak , Gachko , Gachke , Gaakh , Gakk and Ghak ) is present in 114 countries worldwide. "Gack " is used by some 900 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in France. "Ghak " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Gachko " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , small number in Belarus , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tamara Gak, Žarko Gak, Aleksandar Gak, Robert Gak, Mario Gak, Milorad Gak, Mirko Gak, Olivera Gak, Stjepan Gak, Stoja Gak, Edina Gak, Nikola Gak, Nada Gak, Trivo Gak, Grozdana Gak, Vladica Gak, Ružica Gak, Marinko Gak, Jovo Gak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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