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Surname Jakuš in modern Croatia
Jakuš families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area , rarely Slovaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Lepoglava area. In places Belovar Zlatarski and Lug Poznanovečki in Lepoglava area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Jakuš.
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Prevalence
About 430 people with faimily name Jakuš live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 490 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 23 cities and 36 other places, mostly in Zagreb (120), in Belovar Zlatarski (50), Bedekovcina (50) and Poznanovec (50) in Lepoglava area, and in Vinkovci (30).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Jakuš (including: Jakus , Yakush , Jakusch , Jackus , Yakus , Jakush , Yackus , Jackues , Iakush and Jakues ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Jakus " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 800 in Poland , and some 500 people in the United States. "Jakush " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yakus " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Belarus.
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Characteristic first names
Lukrecija Jakuš,
Zvonko Jakuš,
Branka Jakuš,
Miro Jakuš,
Željko Jakuš,
Stjepan Jakuš,
Darko Jakuš,
Vlado Jakuš,
Zlatko Jakuš,
Silvana Jakuš,
Vera Jakuš,
Dragutin Jakuš,
Branko Jakuš,
Karmen Jakuš,
Anita Jakuš,
Slavko Jakuš,
Mario Jakuš,
Dario Jakuš,
Dijana Jakuš
