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Surname Jurkas in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Jurkas families are Croats (from Zapresic area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slovenia.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Jurkas live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Senkovec in Zapresic area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Djurdjevac (<5), Harmica in Zapresic area (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Jurkas (including: Yurkas , Jurkash ) is present in 10 countries on two continents. The family name "Jurkas " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Yurkas " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jurkash " is used by some 50 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Anđelo Jurkas,
Ivan Jurkas,
Robert Jurkas,
Eustahije Jurkas,
Sanja Jurkas,
Dragutin Jurkas,
Marijana Jurkas,
Katarina Jurkas,
Vlado Jurkas,
Nikola Jurkas,
Terezija Jurkas,
Tomislav Jurkas,
Dragica Jurkas,
Mario Jurkas,
Željka Jurkas,
Maja Jurkas,
Nikolina Jurkas,
Tena Jurkas,
Maria Jurkas
