Surname Jakić in modern Croatia

Jakić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotski area and in Metkovic. In Pozla Gora in Vrgorac area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Jakić.

Prevalence

About 1200 people with faimily name Jakić live in Croatia today, in 490 households. There were 940 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 54 cities and 121 other places, mostly in Zagreb (210), Metkovic (110), Runovic in Imotski area (95), Prud (65), and in Split (60).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (6), France (3), the United States (2), Austria (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Jakić (including: Jakic , Yakici , Yakich , Jakich , Jakitsch , Jachmich , Jacic , Jacsic , Jackic and Jackich ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Jakic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 80 people in Belgium. "Jakich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in New Zealand. "Yakich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and some 60 people in Chile.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Jakić, Ljubo Jakić, Mirko Jakić, Dragan Jakić, Marijana Jakić, Petar Jakić, Josip Jakić, Ivana Jakić, Nenad Jakić, Ante Jakić, Biserka Jakić, Nebojša Jakić, Ivica Jakić, Vedran Jakić, Ana Jakić, Marko Jakić, Darko Jakić, Gojko Jakić, Mladen Jakić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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