Surname Petrak in modern Croatia

Petrak families are Croats and they are mostly from Pregrada. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pregrada. In Vrbovečki Pavlovec in Vrbovec every fourth inhabitant had the family name Petrak.

Prevalence

About 560 people with faimily name Petrak live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 590 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 37 cities and 60 other places, mostly in Zagreb (175), Vrbovecki Pavlovec (50), Pregrada (20), Donji Andrijevci in Djakovo area (15), and in Brinje in Senj area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Australia (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Petrak (including: Petrák , Petrache , Petrachi , Petracci , Petrac , Petrach , Petrack , Petrakh and Petraq ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Petrak " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 200 people in Czech Republic. "Petrack " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Petrac " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Marko Petrak, Miroslav Petrak, Antun Petrak, Olivera Petrak, Maja Petrak, Tomislav Petrak, Nikola Petrak, Danijel Petrak, Radivoj Petrak, Jelka Petrak, Mirjana Petrak, Ivan Petrak, Želimir Petrak, Božica Petrak, Marijan Petrak, Ljiljana Petrak, Martina Petrak, Slavenka Petrak, Milan Petrak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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