Surname Martinjak in modern Croatia

Martinjak families are Croats and they are mostly from Sveti Ivan Zelina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sveti Ivan Zelina. In Dukovec in Zabok area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Martinjak.

Prevalence

About 560 people with faimily name Martinjak live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 520 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 65 other places, mostly in Zagreb (130), Varazdin (30), Mihovljan in Krapina area (30), Lovrecan in Oroslavje area (25), and in Tomasevec (25).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Martinjak (including: Martinyak , Martiniak , Martynyak and Martignac ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Martinjak " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Martinyak " is used by some 600 people in Ukraine and small number in the United States. "Martynyak " is used by some 300 people in Ukraine , about 100 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Martinjak, Velimir Martinjak, Renato Martinjak, Ivana Martinjak, Ida Martinjak, Ivan Martinjak, Miroslav Martinjak, Vjekoslav Martinjak, Sanja Martinjak, Tomislav Martinjak, Branko Martinjak, Želimir Martinjak, Siniša Martinjak, Violeta Martinjak, Slavko Martinjak, Đuro Martinjak, Nikola Martinjak, Mirjana Martinjak, Mario Martinjak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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