Surname Milanko in modern Croatia

Milanko families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Obrovac , but often Croats (from Zadar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac and Zadar. In Muškovci in Obrovac every fourth inhabitant had the family name Milanko.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Milanko live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Muskovci (20), Gorica in Zadar area (15), Zagreb (10), Split (10), and in Stikada in Obrovac area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Milanko (including: Melanko , Mylanko , Milanco , Melanco and Melancio ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Milanko " is used by some 60 people in Ukraine , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Melanko " is used by some 60 people in Ukraine , small number in Finland , and small number in the United States. "Melanco " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miloš Milanko, Nikola Milanko, Arijana Milanko, Andrea Milanko, Iva Milanko, Milanko Milanko, Tomislav Milanko, Zdravka Milanko, Dean Milanko, Renata Milanko, Ana Milanko, Nikolina Milanko, Velimir Milanko, Goran Milanko, Marina Milanko, Milica Milanko, Bore Milanko, Elvis Milanko, Ratko Milanko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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