Surname Picak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Picak families are Croats (from Krapina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Picak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Mihovljan in Krapina area (10), Zapresic (<10), Brckovljani in Dugo Selo area (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Picak (including: Picache , Pietzak , Pichak , Pitzak , Pichach , Pizak , Picacho , Pichacz and Pycak ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. "Pizak " is used by few people in the United States. "Pitzak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pietzak " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Božo Picak, Mladen Picak, Milica Picak, Dubravka Picak, Mario Picak, Snježana Picak, Vilim Picak, Alenka Picak, Martina Picak, Mirjana Picak, Snežana Picak, Marijan Picak, Nenad Picak, Zlatko Picak, Marijo Picak, Antonio Picak, Miro Picak, Stjepan Picak, Đurđica Picak

Mentions in sources

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

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