Surname Hak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hak families are almost entirely Croats (from Nova Gradiska ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and Pozega.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Hak live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Nova Gradiska (<10), Pozega (<5), Gracac in Knin area (<5), and in Eminovci in Pozega area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hak (including: Hack , Haak , Thak , Hakk , Hakh , Haakh , Thack , Hackh and Hachki ) is present in 163 countries worldwide. "Thak " is used by few people in the United States. "Hack " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 7000 people in Brazil. "Thack " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Željka Hak, Sanja Hak, Mario Hak, Nena Hak, Igor Hak, Ljubica Hak, Dario Hak, Željko Hak, Đuro Hak, Ninoslav Hak, Kornelija Hak, Milica Hak, Tatjana Hak, Marijana Hak, Miroslav Hak, Zvonko Hak, Zdravko Hak, Robert Hak, Zorana Hak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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