Surname Kovačik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kovačik families are generally Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), rarely Slovaks (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica and Split.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kovačik live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Split (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), Pcelic in Virovitica area (<5), and in Donja Rasenica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kovačik (including: Kovacik , Kovacic , Kovachik , Kovacich , Kovacsik , Kovacsics , Kovachick , Kowachik , Kovacyk and Kovacick ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Kovacik " is used by some 10000 people in Slovakia , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Czech Republic. "Kovachik " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Kovachick " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Kovačik, Danijela Kovačik, Marian Kovačik, Miroslav Kovačik, Ivica Kovačik, Marija Kovačik, Ivan Kovačik, Ana Kovačik, Albert Kovačik, Anka Kovačik, Slavko Kovačik, Liza Kovačik, Manda Kovačik, Ljubica Kovačik, Gjuro Kovačik, Katarina Kovačik, Josip Kovačik, Elizabeta Kovačik, Milan Kovačik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over three hundred times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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