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Surname Jurjako in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Jurjako families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Losinj ), barely Slovenes (also from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Losinj. In Mali Podol on the Island of Cres every fifth inhabitant had the family name Jurjako.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Jurjako live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (15), Cres on the Island of Cres (15), Rijeka (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Zadar (<10).
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Outside Croatia
At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (9) and Canada (3).
Family name Jurjako is present in two countries on two continents.
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Characteristic first names
Đorđo Jurjako,
Štefica Jurjako,
Martina Jurjako,
Kristijan Jurjako,
Žan Jurjako,
Alen Jurjako,
Nina Jurjako,
Alenka Jurjako,
Vedrana Jurjako,
Antun Jurjako,
Branko Jurjako,
Mario Jurjako,
Klemen Jurjako,
Vedran Jurjako,
Dragica Jurjako,
Ljubica Jurjako,
Petar Jurjako,
Danijela Jurjako,
Mateja Jurjako