In Croatia, Ivka families are generally Croats (from Karlovac ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Srijem, Vojvodina.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Ivka live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Karlovac (25), Zagreb (<5), Gradina in Virovitica area (<5), Kamanje in Ozalj area (<5), and in Lipovac in Virovitica area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ivka (including: Ivchina , Ivcheva ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Ivka " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia.
