Surname Pilko in modern Croatia

Pilko families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Pilko live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Ravno Brezje in Pregrada area (10), Jalsevec Breski (<10), Bisag in Novi Marof area (<10), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pilko (including: Pilco , Pillco , Philco , Pelko , Pylko , Pelco , Pilchuko , Philko and Pielko ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. "Philko " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pelko " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 50 in Poland , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Pylko " is used by some 50 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Irena Pilko, Damir Pilko, Krunoslav Pilko, Jagoda Pilko, Boris Pilko, Dragutin Pilko, Hrvoje Pilko, Sebastijan Pilko, Marija Pilko, Zagorka Pilko, Branko Pilko, Alen Pilko, Tihomir Pilko, Ivica Pilko, Ivan Pilko, Božica Pilko, Renata Pilko, Jadranka Pilko, Aleks Pilko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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