Surname Paik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Paik families are mainly Croats (from Pakrac ), less frequently Serbs.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Paik live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Velika Gorica (<5) and Pakrac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paik (including: Paick , Paic , Paiek , Paikh , Paiik , Phaik , Paaik , Pahik and Ppaik ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Paik " is used by some 50000 people in Korea (South) , about 5000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Bangladesh. "Paick " is used by some 100 people in Korea (South) , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in the United States. "Paikh " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravka Paik, Marin Paik, Danica Paik, Dušanka Paik, Sergej Paik, Josip Paik

Mentions in sources

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

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