Surname Majdak in modern Croatia

Majdak families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Krizevci.

Prevalence

About 550 people with faimily name Majdak live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 790 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 26 cities and 58 other places, mostly in Zagreb (230), Peteranec in Koprivnica area (25), Krizevci (20), Turnisce in Zlatar area (20), and in Demerje (20).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (6), France (1), Canada (1), Germany (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Majdak (including: Maydak , Maidak , Majdák and Maydack ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Majdak " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 300 in Slovakia , and small number of people in the United States. "Maydak " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Maidak " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Majdak, Patricia Majdak, Tugomir Majdak, Marijana Majdak, Ana Majdak, Sandra Majdak, Damir Majdak, Zvonimir Majdak, Slavko Majdak, Dejan Majdak, Marija Majdak, Stanko Majdak, Žarko Majdak, Snježana Majdak, Mladen Majdak, Dinko Majdak, Damjan Majdak, Vjekoslav Majdak, Josip Majdak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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