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Surname Pelko in modern Croatia
Pelko families are often Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area , less frequently Bosniaks (from east Herzegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in East Herzegovina (Ljubinje area). In Bančići in East Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Pelko.
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Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Pelko live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Zlatar-Bistrica in Oroslavje area (10), Dubrovnik (<10), Sirinec in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), and in Ervenik Zlatarski (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Pelko (including: Pellico , Pelco and Pelcio ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Pelko " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 50 in Poland , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Pelco " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ivan Pelko,
Stanko Pelko,
Mirsada Pelko,
Ljiljana Pelko,
Nezir Pelko,
Anton Pelko,
Srećko Pelko,
Miroslav Pelko,
Jasmin Pelko,
Sanja Pelko,
Nevenka Pelko,
Željko Pelko,
Božidar Pelko,
Tugomir Pelko,
Zvonimir Pelko,
Andreja Pelko,
Mark Pelko,
Davor Pelko,
Dalibor Pelko
