Surname Repak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Repak families are predominantly Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Sisak. In Paukovac in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Repak.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Repak live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Paukovac in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (10), Hrastelnica (<10), Podvinje (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Petrinja (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Repak (including: Repac , Repaci , Repack , Repák , Repác and Reppak ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Repak " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Ukraine , and some 200 people in Slovakia. "Reppak " is used by few people in the United States. "Repack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Repak, Nikolina Repak, Milko Repak, Nikola Repak, Salko Repak, Mijo Repak, Adrijana Repak, Slobodan Repak, Vesna Repak, Branka Repak, Mila Repak, Zdenka Repak, Jelica Repak, Stjepan Repak, Đuro Repak, Josip Repak, Marija Repak, Stoja Repak, Draga Repak

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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