Surname Oblak in modern Croatia

Oblak families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Delnice area , rarely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Delnice area.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Oblak live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Pozega (15), Ravna Gora in Delnice area (15), Rijeka (<10), and in Matulji in Opatija area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Switzerland (3) and the United States (1).
Family name Oblak (including: Oblack , Hoblak , Oblach and Hoblack ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Oblak " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 300 in Argentina , and some 300 people in Austria. "Oblack " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Brazil , and small number of people in Ghana. "Hoblak " is used by some 90 people in Egypt , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marin Oblak, Miro Oblak, Davor Oblak, Mario Oblak, Andrej Oblak, Zlatan Oblak, Renato Oblak, Branko Oblak, Aljoša Oblak, Tea Oblak, Elvis Oblak, Juraj Oblak, Hedija Oblak, Spomenka Oblak, Marijan Oblak, Danko Oblak, Želimir Oblak, Sanela Oblak, Krešimir Oblak

Mentions in sources

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

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