Surname Krasnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Krasnik families are predominantly Croats (from Ilok area ), rarely Rusyns (also from Ilok area ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Vukovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Srijem, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Krasnik live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and another small place , mostly in Miklusevci in Ilok area (<10), Bobovje (<10), Pula (<5), Zlatar (<5), and in Rakitovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krasnik (including: Krasnykh , Krasnic , Krasnici , Krashnik , Krasnick , Krasnikh , Krasnyk , Krasniq and Krasnich ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. "Krasnick " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Indonesia. "Krasnic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Switzerland , and some 70 people in Belgium. "Krasnichan " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Krasnik, Gordana Krasnik, Marina Krasnik, Miroslav Krasnik, Nikica Krasnik, Zlatko Krasnik, Stjepan Krasnik, Antonija Krasnik, Juraj Krasnik, Vladimir Krasnik, Brankica Krasnik, Mario Krasnik, Miroslava Krasnik, Damir Krasnik, Nikola Krasnik, Matija Krasnik, Antun Krasnik, Drago Krasnik, Ivan Krasnik

Mentions in sources

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

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