Surname Karlak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Karlak families are generally Croats (from Nasice ), very rarely Slovaks (also from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Karlak live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Osijek (15), Nasice (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Markovac Nasicki (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Karlak (including: Kharlak , Carlak , Carlach , Karlach , Charlack , Karlac and Karlachi ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Karlak " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Karlac " is used by few people in the United States. "Charlack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Karlak, Tomislav Karlak, Kristijan Karlak, Dejan Karlak, Tatjana Karlak, Pavao Karlak, Bernardica Karlak, Stjepan Karlak, Anđelko Karlak, Mirko Karlak, Nada Karlak, Danijel Karlak, Marica Karlak, Štefanija Karlak, Igor Karlak, Katarina Karlak, Terezija Karlak, Lejila Karlak, Dorian Karlak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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