Surname Polanščak in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Polanščak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Lepajci (15), Bestovje in Samobor area (<10), and in Hrsak Breg (<10) and Mala Pacetina (<10) in Krapina area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Polanščak (including: Polanscak , Polanschak ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Polanscak " is used by few people in the United States. "Polanschak " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milan Polanščak, Marko Polanščak, Ljubica Polanščak, Damir Polanščak, Stana Polanščak, Dušanka Polanščak, Ivanka Polanščak, Natalija Polanščak, Snježana Polanščak, Branko Polanščak, Sanela Polanščak, Antun Polanščak, Brankica Polanščak, Goran Polanščak, Kristina Polanščak, Mladen Polanščak, Zvonko Polanščak, Draženka Polanščak, Ivan Polanščak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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