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Surname Herak in modern Croatia
Herak families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area , rarely Serbs. According to some sources the family name originates from Istria, Zumberak and Senj. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Krapina. In places Gredenec and Gornja Šemnica in Krapina area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Herak.
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Prevalence
About 550 people with faimily name Herak live in Croatia today, in 240 households. There were 630 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 32 cities and 65 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), Gornja Semnica in Krapina area (55), Rovinj (45), Porec (45), and in Gredenec in Krapina area (25).
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Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (2), and to Canada (1).
Family name Herak (including: Cherrak , Cherak , Herák , Cherakh , Herack , Cherac , Herac , Therak and Herach ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Herak " is used by some 700 people in Czech Republic , about 400 in Slovakia , and some 300 people in the United States. "Herac " is used by few people in the United States. "Herach " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ivan Herak,
Vesna Herak,
Marijan Herak,
Janko Herak,
Davorka Herak,
Miroslav Herak,
Jure Herak,
Melita Herak,
Ivica Herak,
Snježana Herak,
Dražen Herak,
Sandro Herak,
Elvis Herak,
Mirta Herak,
Stjepan Herak,
Darko Herak,
Branko Herak,
Marko Herak,
Nada Herak
