Surname Murko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Murko families are generally Croats (from Trogir ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Murko live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Trogir (<10), Bjelovar (<5), Petrinja (<5), and in Kobasicari in Bjelovar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Murko (including: Murcio , Murchio , Murcko , Murcho , Murco and Murchelo ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. "Murcko " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Slovakia , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Murcio " is used by some 700 people in Mexico , about 80 in Brazil , and some 60 people in the United States. "Murchio " is used by some 400 people in Argentina , about 200 in Italy , and some 70 people in the United States , some 70 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Antonio Murko, Matjaž Murko, Gordana Murko, Indira Murko, Damir Murko, Zvonko Murko, Ivo Murko, Siniša Murko, Hrvoje Murko, Slavko Murko, Vladimir Murko, Zoran Murko, Mirela Murko, Milka Murko, Robert Murko, Drago Murko, Dragutin Murko, Ljiljana Murko, Henrik Murko

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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