Surname Rako in modern Croatia

Rako families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska area and in Split. In Sebešić in Middle Bosnia every fourth inhabitant had the family name Rako.

Prevalence

About 470 people with faimily name Rako live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 40 other places, mostly in Split (130), Zagreb (65), Sumet in Imotski area (55), Zagvozd in Makarska area (30), and in Ivanovac in Osijek area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Rako (including: Racho , Raco , Racko , Rakho , Rachko , Rahko , Rhakho , Rakko and Rakkho ) is present in 85 countries worldwide. "Rahko " is used by some 200 people in Finland , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Iran. "Rachko " is used by some 400 people in Belarus , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 200 people in the United States. "Raco " is used by some 2000 people in Italy , about 1000 in Pakistan , and some 600 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Rako, Goran Rako, Ivana Rako, Andrija Rako, Damir Rako, Duje Rako, Tomislav Rako, Nada Rako, Jozo Rako, Denis Rako, Dragan Rako, Davorka Rako, Kristina Rako, Slavko Rako, Janko Rako, Ivan Rako, Vedran Rako, Mijo Rako, Stipe Rako

Mentions in sources

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

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