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Surname Mejak in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Mejak families are predominantly Croats (from Buzet area ), rarely Italians (also from Buzet area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Buzet area. In Podgaće in Buzet area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Mejak.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Mejak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Pula (15), Rijeka (10), Vodnjan in Pula area (<10), Umag (<10), and in Galizana in Pula area (<10).
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Outside Croatia
At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (4), Argentina (3), the United States (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Mejak (including: Mejac , Meesak , Melyakh , Meemak , Meenak , Melyak , Meelak , Meyak and Meesaq ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Mejak " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Mejac " is used by some 100 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Doris Mejak,
Alfio Mejak,
Borka Mejak,
Adrian Mejak,
Gordana Mejak,
Denis Mejak,
Davide Mejak,
Letizia Mejak,
Štefan Mejak,
Branko Mejak,
Ljiljana Mejak,
Smiljana Mejak,
Sanja Mejak,
Dragan Mejak,
Dorijan Mejak,
Danijela Mejak,
Romina Mejak,
Josip Mejak,
Majdi Mejak
