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Surname Jerković in modern Croatia
Jerković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area) and in Split. In Janjac in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Jerković.
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Prevalence
About 3600 people with faimily name Jerković live in Croatia today, in 1500 households. There were 2100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 89 cities and 289 other places, mostly in Zagreb (440), Slavonski Brod (350), Split (340), Metkovic (185), and in Rijeka (140).
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Outside Croatia
At least 53 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (24), Australia (11), the United States (8), Austria (6), Canada (2), New Zealand (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Jerković (including: Jerkovic , Jerkovich , Yerkovich , Yerkovic , Yercovich , Jercovich , Jerkowicz , Jerkovics and Yerkovick ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Jerkovic " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Australia. "Jerkovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Hungary , and small number of people in New Zealand. "Yerkovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Argentina , and small number of people in New Zealand.
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Characteristic first names
Ante Jerković,
Ilija Jerković,
Ivica Jerković,
Josip Jerković,
Ivona Jerković,
Evica Jerković,
Romana Jerković,
Dijana Jerković,
Stjepan Jerković,
Nenad Jerković,
Vladimir Jerković,
Eleonora Jerković,
Igor Jerković,
Marjan Jerković,
Bartol Jerković,
Veno Jerković,
Miroslav Jerković,
Ivo Jerković,
Dražan Jerković
