Surname Knok in modern Croatia

Knok families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Krizevci.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Knok live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Velika Petrovagorska in Zlatar area (<10), Lipik (<10), Pregrada (<10), and in Gornje Plavnice (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Knok (including: Knoche , Knock , Knoch , Knook , Knochel , Knochen , Knokh , Knochs and Knochl ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Knok " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Knock " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in South Africa , and some 300 people in Australia. "Knoch " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Željko Knok, Ivan Knok, Katijan Knok, Vladimir Knok, Nevenka Knok, Drago Knok, Krešimir Knok, Krunoslav Knok, Darko Knok, Dominika Knok, Dario Knok, Davorin Knok, Mirko Knok, Radovan Knok, Ivica Knok, Ružica Knok, Jelka Knok, Stjepan Knok, Denis Knok

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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