Surname Lokin in modern Croatia

Lokin families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Lokin live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Pakostane in Biograd na moru area (115), Zagreb (25), Zadar (15), Benkovac (<10), and in Biograd na moru (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lokin (including: Locsin , Lokhin , Lookin , Lokkin , Lockin , Locin , Lookkin , Lockien and Lochkin ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. "Lockin " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Ecuador. "Lockien " is used by few people in the United States. "Locsin " is used by some 20000 people in the Philippines , about 500 in the United States , and some 100 people in Saudi Arabia.

Characteristic first names

Ana Lokin, Branimir Lokin, Antonio Lokin, Dušan Lokin, Božidar Lokin, Branka Lokin, Milanka Lokin, Marija Lokin, Davor Lokin, Ante Lokin, Nediljka Lokin, Frane Lokin, Milka Lokin, Željko Lokin, Dražen Lokin, Diana Lokin, Anamarija Lokin, Marijan Lokin, Dragutin Lokin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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