Surname Križak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Križak families are generally Croats (from Zupanja area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Banat, Vojvodina ), and barely Bosniaks (from the Island of Losinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Zupanja area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Križak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Cerna in Zupanja area (25), Veli Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), Zagreb (<10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Kutina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Križak (including: Krizak , Krizhak , Kryzak , Kryzhak , Krizack , Krizsák and Krizsak ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Krizak " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Krizhak " is used by small number of people in Israel , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Krizack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Križak, Ljiljana Križak, Adam Križak, Snježana Križak, Timur Križak, Boris Križak, Vladimir Križak, Arpad Križak, Nada Križak, Eduard Križak, Ivana Križak, Božidar Križak, Katica Križak, Marina Križak, Dragica Križak, Antonio Križak, Monika Križak, Antun Križak, Josip Križak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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