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Surname Pavlak in modern Croatia
Pavlak families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area , where they immigrated according to some sources from Lika. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Jastrebarsko area. In Poljanica Okićka in Jastrebarsko area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Pavlak.
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Prevalence
About 260 people with faimily name Pavlak live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 40 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Gornje Oresje (20), Repisce in Jastrebarsko area (15), Rijeka (10), and in Makarska (10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Pavlak (including: Pawlak , Pavlack , Pawlack , Pavlac and Pavlák ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Pavlak " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Brazil , and some 200 people in Slovakia. "Pavlack " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Brazil. "Pawlak " is used by some 40000 people in Poland , about 5000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Darko Pavlak,
Daniela Pavlak,
Dean Pavlak,
Sanjin Pavlak,
Damir Pavlak,
Kristofor Pavlak,
Ivan Pavlak,
Marina Pavlak,
Hrvoje Pavlak,
Denis Pavlak,
Nada Pavlak,
Tanja Pavlak,
Jasna Pavlak,
Zdenka Pavlak,
Ivana Pavlak,
Ilonka Pavlak,
Stjepan Pavlak,
Željko Pavlak,
Marko Pavlak
