Surname Petaković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Petaković families are predominantly Croats (from Opatija area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Petaković live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5), Rukavac in Opatija area (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petaković (including: Petakovic , Petakovich ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Petakovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Đorđe Petaković, Ranko Petaković, Nedeljko Petaković, Bojan Petaković, Jovanka Petaković, Danijela Petaković, Sanja Petaković, Milorad Petaković, Josip Petaković, Gordana Petaković, Jasna Petaković, Goranka Petaković, Branimir Petaković, Vladimir Petaković, Zoran Petaković, Danica Petaković, Nevenka Petaković, Dušan Petaković, Zdravko Petaković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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