Surname Marko in modern Croatia

Marko families are Croats and they are mostly from Slatina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Marko live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Osijek (20), Ilok (15), Crnac in Slatina area (15), Zagreb (15), and in Lipovljani in Novska area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marko (including: Marco , Marcio , Marcho , Marcko , Markko , Markho , Maerko , Markó and Markoh ) is present in 137 countries worldwide. The family name "Marko " is used by some 20000 people in Tanzania , about 10000 in the United States , and some 9000 people in Ukraine. "Markko " is used by some 70 people in Finland , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Malaysia. "Markho " is used by some 100 people in Indonesia , about 60 in Pakistan , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marica Marko, Michael Marko, Josipa Marko, Siniša Marko, Jaroslav Marko, Marko Marko, Matija Marko, Davor Marko, Slavko Marko, Dario Marko, Marina Marko, Marlo Marko, Pavo Marko, Marija Marko, Gordana Marko, Davorka Marko, Ivan Marko, Dragan Marko, Slavica Marko

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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