Surname Jurkovič in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jurkovič families are Croats (from Vrbovsko area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Jurkovič live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zapolje Brodsko (<5), Metkovic (<5), Silba (<5), Vinkovci (<5), and in Donja Dobra in Vrbovsko area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jurkovič (including: Jurkovic , Jurkovich , Yurkovich , Yurkovic , Jurkowich , Jurkowitsch , Jurkowicz , Iurkovic , Yurkowich and Yurkowicz ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Jurkovic " is used by some 2000 people in Slovakia , about 900 in Germany , and some 800 people in the United States. "Jurkovich " is used by some 500 people in the United States , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in New Zealand. "Yurkovich " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 80 in Ukraine , and some 60 people in Pakistan.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Jurkovič, Jože Jurkovič, Gordan Jurkovič, Franc Jurkovič, Violeta Jurkovič, Bernarda Jurkovič, Sebastjan Jurkovič, Dalibor Jurkovič, Nikolina Jurkovič, Marija Jurkovič, Alojz Jurkovič, Josip Jurkovič, Ivana Jurkovič, Ana Jurkovič, Antonija Jurkovič, Alen Jurkovič, Daniela Jurkovič, Franca Jurkovič, Gregor Jurkovič

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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