Surname Maljak in modern Croatia

Maljak 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 Koprivnica. In Hudovljani in Koprivnica area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Maljak.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Maljak live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 320 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 15 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Kasina (55), Koprivnica (50), Vukovar (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Virovitica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Maljak (including: Malliak , Malyak , Maliak , Maljac , Malliack , Mallyak , Malyack , Maliack and Maljack ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Maljak " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Malyak " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Malyack " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Maljak, Damir Maljak, Zdravko Maljak, Stjepan Maljak, Stevo Maljak, Dubravko Maljak, Željko Maljak, Zoran Maljak, Alen Maljak, Željka Maljak, Ljiljana Maljak, Mirela Maljak, Melita Maljak, Marica Maljak, Marko Maljak, Snježana Maljak, Mirjana Maljak, Robert Maljak, Ivka Maljak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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