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Surname Pirjak in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Pirjak families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Murter ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and on the Island of Murter.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Pirjak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Jezera on the Island of Murter (40), Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Sisak (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Pirjak (including: Piriak , Pirjac and Piryak ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. "Piriak " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Igor Pirjak,
Zdravko Pirjak,
Radmila Pirjak,
Ivana Pirjak,
Branko Pirjak,
Oliver Pirjak,
Sabina Pirjak,
Marijo Pirjak,
Simeon Pirjak,
Mateo Pirjak,
Boris Pirjak,
Ivica Pirjak,
Martina Pirjak,
Vjekoslav Pirjak,
Ivan Pirjak,
Joso Pirjak,
Dragana Pirjak,
Barbara Pirjak,
Bruna Pirjak