Surname Orkaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Orkaš families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Orkaš live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Zadar (<5), and in Gornji Bogicevci (<5) and Gorice (<5) in Nova Gradiska area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Orkaš (including: Orkas , Horcas , Horkas and Orcas ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. "Orcas " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Anica Orkaš, Maja Orkaš, Ana Orkaš, Julka Orkaš, Branko Orkaš, Klara Orkaš, Antun Orkaš, Zvonko Orkaš, Helena Orkaš, Magdalena Orkaš

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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