Surname Papak in modern Croatia

Papak families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Rama (north Herzegovina) (Bosnia), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Rama, Bosnia (Prozor area). In Skrobućani in Rama (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Papak.

Prevalence

About 540 people with faimily name Papak live in Croatia today, in 210 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Ilok (100), Sibenik (90), Zagreb (55), Mravnica (45), and in Split (40).

Outside Croatia

Family name Papak (including: Papac , Papach , Papacci , Papák , Papachek , Papakk , Papacs , Papack and Papacz ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Papak " is used by some 200 people in Turkey , about 200 in the United States , and some 50 people in Czech Republic , some 50 people in Indonesia. "Papac " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 80 in Australia , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Papachek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Papak, Ilija Papak, Zvonimir Papak, Stipe Papak, Božena Papak, Dalibor Papak, Siniša Papak, Marija Papak, Josip Papak, Zumra Papak, Ivan Papak, Ante Papak, Rajko Papak, Branko Papak, Miroslav Papak, Vesna Papak, Ana Papak, Jasna Papak, Milica Papak

Mentions in sources

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

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