Surname Mak in modern Croatia

Mak families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Osijek area , barely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb. In Kotarice in Zabok area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Mak.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Mak live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Cepin in Osijek area (50), Osijek (40), Zagreb (35), Grdenci (25), and in Kotarice in Zabok area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mak (including: Mack , Maak , Makh , Makk , Maakh , Mackh , Makkh , Mahk and Mmakk ) is present in 193 countries worldwide. "Mack " is used by some 100000 people in the United States , about 6000 in Germany , and some 5000 people in Canada. "Maak " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 700 in Egypt , and some 300 people in the United States. "Makk " is used by some 600 people in Hungary , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Japan.

Characteristic first names

Đuro Mak, Lora Mak, Darko Mak, Tomislav Mak, Ivanka Mak, Mario Mak, Srećko Mak, Ivana Mak, Nikola Mak, Karlo Mak, Dražen Mak, Damir Mak, Goran Mak, Darija Mak, Dario Mak, Ljiljana Mak, Davor Mak, Željko Mak, Sanja Mak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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