Surname Murk in modern Croatia

Murk families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Mursko Sredisce area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Murk live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Cakovec (30), Ceminac in Beli Manastir area (15), Novakovec in Mursko Sredisce area (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Koprivnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Murk (including: Murch , Murcho , Murck , Murcha , Murchy , Murche , Murci , Murchu and Murkh ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Murk " is used by some 2000 people in Pakistan , about 600 in the United States , and some 500 people in the Netherlands. "Murck " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the Netherlands. "Murkh " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tamara Murk, Siniša Murk, Zvonko Murk, Dominik Murk, Valentina Murk, Mario Murk, Vedran Murk, Damir Murk, Stjepan Murk, Josip Murk, Valerija Murk, Marjana Murk, Danijel Murk, Kristijan Murk, Ivan Murk, Antonija Murk, Brankica Murk, Nataša Murk, Antonio Murk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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