Surname Ptak in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Ptak live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ptak (including: Ptakh , Ptach , Pták , Ptack , Ptachik , Pthak , Ptachek and Ptachyk ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Ptak " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Ptack " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Ptach " is used by some 400 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Đurđica Ptak, Branko Ptak, Dario Ptak, Barbara Ptak, Daniela Ptak, Ema Ptak, Vilim Ptak, Jiri Ptak, Sara Ptak, Slavica Ptak

Mentions in sources

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

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