Surname Okun in modern Croatia

Okun families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Okun live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Varazdin (<10), Cakovec (<10), Hrastovljan in Ludbreg area (<10), and in Krapinica in Zlatar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Okun (including: Ockun , Hochrun , Ochtyun , Okuhn , Ochtun and Hochun ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Okun " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Kenya , and some 3000 people in Uganda. "Ockun " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Okuhn " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Okun, Jelena Okun, Ilija Okun, Marijana Okun, Mladen Okun, Branka Okun, Anka Okun, Branislav Okun, Ljubica Okun, Ivan Okun, Vladimir Okun, Andrea Okun, Olga Okun, Darko Okun, Ružica Okun, Tomislav Okun, Marko Okun, Monika Okun, Verica Okun

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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