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Surname Masnjak in modern Croatia
Masnjak families are Croats and they are mostly from Vadina near Zapresic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Oroslavje area. In Vadina in Oroslavje area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Masnjak.
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Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Masnjak live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Luka in Oroslavje area (10), Ivanic-Grad (10), Sesvete (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (1), Australia (1), and to Chile (1).
Family name Masnjak (including: Masniak , Masnyak ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Masnjak " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia.
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Characteristic first names
Željko Masnjak,
Igor Masnjak,
Ljerka Masnjak,
Ljiljana Masnjak,
Gordan Masnjak,
Ivan Masnjak,
Vesnica Masnjak,
Tamara Masnjak,
Gordana Masnjak,
Siniša Masnjak,
Marijo Masnjak,
Jelena Masnjak,
Dragutin Masnjak,
Boris Masnjak,
Valentina Masnjak,
Franjo Masnjak,
Marina Masnjak,
Sanja Masnjak,
Ana Masnjak
