Surname Lukačević in modern Croatia

Lukačević families are Croats and they are mostly from Virovitica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in Bosanian Posavina (Orasje area). In Kopanice in Bosanian Posavina every tenth inhabitant had the family name Lukačević.

Prevalence

About 1300 people with faimily name Lukačević live in Croatia today, in 510 households. There were 1200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 55 cities and 129 other places, mostly in Zagreb (150), Osijek (60), Stitar (55), Posavski Podgajci in Zupanja area (45), and in Lekenik in Petrinja area (35).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lukačević (including: Lukacevic , Lukacevich and Lukacewicz ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Lukacevic " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Australia , and small number of people in Austria. "Lukacevich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Lukacewicz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Lukačević, Željka Lukačević, Neven Lukačević, Zvonimir Lukačević, Krunoslav Lukačević, Jadranka Lukačević, Branko Lukačević, Damir Lukačević, Ljiljana Lukačević, Igor Lukačević, Mato Lukačević, Zlatko Lukačević, Sandra Lukačević, Ivan Lukačević, Josip Lukačević, Tatjana Lukačević, Ružica Lukačević, Vlasta Lukačević, Lionela Lukačević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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