Surname Purko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Purko families are Croats (from Sinj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Split. In Krušvar in Sinj area every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Purko.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Purko live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Krusvar in Sinj area (10), Stobrec (<5), Split (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Purko (including: Purchio , Purcio ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Purko " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Belarus. "Purcio " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Purchio " is used by some 500 people in Brazil , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Joško Purko, Vjeko Purko, Vjekoslav Purko, Nediljka Purko, Josip Purko, Rosanda Purko, Ante Purko, Ksenija Purko, Nedo Purko, Darijo Purko, Jerko Purko, Tomažina Purko, Anđelko Purko, Gordan Purko, Ivan Purko, Ćiro Purko, Nada Purko, Marina Purko, Kristina Purko

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