Surname Karnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Karnik families are mainly Croats (from Virovitica ), less frequently Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in Daruvar area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Karnik live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Daruvar (20), Virovitica (15), Koncanica in Daruvar area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Grubisno Polje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Karnik (including: Czarnik , Karnick , Kárník , Charnick , Carnick , Charnik , Karnic , Karnich and Karník ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Karnik " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Karnick " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 80 in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Karnic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Karnik, Bernardica Karnik, Libor Karnik, Otokar Karnik, Sandra Karnik, Vladimir Karnik, Zdenko Karnik, Zvonimir Karnik, Dinko Karnik, Nadica Karnik, Petar Karnik, Jelena Karnik, Maja Karnik, Mirjana Karnik, Vlasta Karnik, Zdravko Karnik, Renata Karnik, Dubravko Karnik, Jasmina Karnik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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