Surname Martak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Martak families are Croats (from Krizevci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Cazma area. In Mikovec in Krizevci area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Martak.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Martak live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Varazdin (<10), in Mikovec (<10) and Miholec (<10) in Krizevci area, Vrbovec (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Martak (including: Martac , Marták , Marthak and Martacho ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Martak " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic. "Marthak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Martacho " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ružica Martak, Mladen Martak, Ivica Martak, Irena Martak, Vinko Martak, Josip Martak, Matija Martak, Snježana Martak, Katarina Martak, Barbara Martak, Stjepan Martak, Marija Martak, Neda Martak, Božidar Martak, Barica Martak, Tomo Martak, Mario Martak, Marica Martak, Renata Martak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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