Surname Kolac in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Kolac live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zasadbreg in Cakovec area (30), Cakovec (20), Ziskovec (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Branjin Vrh (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kolac (including: Kolacz , Ciolac , Colacci , Kolach , Kolaz , Kollatz , Colac , Kolazhi and Kolác ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Kolac " is used by some 1000 people in Turkey , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Kolaz " is used by some 80 people in the United States. "Kolacz " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 300 in the United States , and some 60 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Kolac, Đuro Kolac, Damir Kolac, Danijela Kolac, Zoran Kolac, Ivan Kolac, Danijel Kolac, Maja Kolac, Santina Kolac, Dijana Kolac, Dalibor Kolac, Daniel Kolac, Antun Kolac, Milan Kolac, Krešimir Kolac, Dubravka Kolac, Armon Kolac, Božidar Kolac, Miroslav Kolac

Mentions in sources

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

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