Surname Hanak in modern Croatia

Hanak families are Croats and they are mostly from Cazma area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazma area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Hanak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Narta in Cazma area (15), Zagreb (10), Osijek (<10), Bjelovar (<10), and in Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hanak (including: Hanák , Thanak , Hanachi , Hannak , Hanack , Hannack , Hanac , Hanach and Hanaq ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Hanak " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 500 in Czech Republic , and some 300 people in Poland. "Thanak " is used by few people in Brazil and few people in the United States. "Hannack " is used by some 100 people in Germany and about 60 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Hanak, Srećko Hanak, Ljubica Hanak, Ivana Hanak, Hrvoje Hanak, Dijana Hanak, Mario Hanak, Jelena Hanak, Mirko Hanak, Stjepan Hanak, Kruno Hanak, Matija Hanak, Krunoslav Hanak, Jiri Hanak, Andrea Hanak, Lidija Hanak, Antonija Hanak, Vladimir Hanak, Soka Hanak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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