Surname Minarik in modern Croatia

Minarik families are often Croats and they are mostly from Pleternica area , less frequently Slovaks (from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice and in Pleternica area.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Minarik live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Osijek (15), Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (10), Zagreb (<10), Caglin in Pleternica area (<10), and in Sinj (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Minarik (including: Minarík , Mynarík , Minarich , Minarick , Minárik , Minaric , Minárík , Mynarich and Mynarik ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Minarik " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 600 in Slovakia , and some 500 people in Czech Republic. "Minarick " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Minarich " is used by some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Minarik, Tatjana Minarik, Zdenko Minarik, Josip Minarik, Jelka Minarik, Indira Minarik, Minka Minarik, Robert Minarik, Jasmina Minarik, Dražen Minarik, Maja Minarik, Zoran Minarik, Dragica Minarik, Zvonimir Minarik, Mirjana Minarik, Davor Minarik, Ivan Minarik, Mario Minarik, Mišel Minarik

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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