Surname Paković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Paković families are mainly Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ), less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and on Peljesac Peninsula. In Gaboš in Vinkovci area every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Paković.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Paković live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Gabos in Vinkovci area (<5), Kuna Peljeska on the Peljesac peninsula (<5), and in Knin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paković (including: Pakovic , Pakovich , Pakhovich , Pacovich , Packovich , Pakhovych , Pakovics and Packowich ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Pakovic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pakovich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Packovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franica Paković, Blaženka Paković, Filomena Paković, Božica Paković, Nenad Paković, Miladin Paković, Magdalena Paković, Vidosava Paković, Kruno Paković, Djordje Paković, Štefa Paković, Dušan Paković, Ana Paković, Ivo Paković, Janko Paković, Jela Paković, Jelica Paković, Jozo Paković, Malčika Paković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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