Surname Luk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Luk families are almost entirely Croats (from Pazin ), barely Italians (from Novigrad ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pazin.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Luk live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Novigrad (15), Pazin (10), Sveta Helena (<5), and in Novalja on the Island of Pag (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Luk (including: Luc , Luck , Lueck , Luchko , Luchka , Lukk , Luek , Luuk and Luhk ) is present in 164 countries worldwide. The family name "Luk " is used by some 30000 people in Hong Kong , about 4000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Canada. "Luek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Luck " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 7000 in Germany , and some 4000 people in Pakistan.

Characteristic first names

Ninoslav Luk, Kazimir Luk, Sandra Luk, Neven Luk, Olga Luk, Natalija Luk, Nikola Luk, Morena Luk, Alen Luk, Novela Luk, Franko Luk, Davor Luk, Vedrana Luk, Anton Luk, Doriano Luk, Domagoj Luk, Dalibor Luk, Ermano Luk, Nikolina Luk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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