Surname Hudak in modern Croatia

Hudak families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg area , rarely Rusyns (from Vukovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg area and in Varazdin. In Martinić in Ludbreg area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Hudak.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Hudak live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Vidovec in Varazdin area (20), Martinic in Ludbreg area (15), Miklusevci in Ilok area (15), Zagreb (10), and in Karlovac (10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (3) and the United States (1).
Family name Hudak (including: Chudak , Hudac , Hudack , Hudák , Hudachek , Hudach , Hudachko , Hudacs and Hudác ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Hudak " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 8000 in Slovakia , and some 3000 people in Hungary. "Hudack " is used by some 300 people in the United States. "Hudac " is used by some 300 people in Romania , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Hudak, Vladimir Hudak, Igor Hudak, Tihomir Hudak, Tomislav Hudak, Josip Hudak, Miroslav Hudak, Kristina Hudak, Neda Hudak, Jasna Hudak, Davor Hudak, Ivana Hudak, Nikola Hudak, Radojka Hudak, Vlatka Hudak, Zlatko Hudak, Ivanka Hudak, Zdravko Hudak, Jasmina Hudak

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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