Surname Rojko in modern Croatia

Rojko families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Prelog and in Mursko Sredisce area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Rojko live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Otok (15), Zagreb (<10), Labin (<10), Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<10), and in Strigova in Mursko Sredisce area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Canada (1).
Family name Rojko (including: Royko , Rayko , Rajko , Roiko , Rojco , Roikoh , Roico , Roycko and Royco ) is present in 59 countries worldwide. The family name "Rojko " is used by some 400 people in Slovakia , about 100 in Austria , and some 90 people in the United States. "Royko " is used by some 1000 people in Ukraine , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Russian Federation. "Roiko " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Finland , and some 70 people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Pavel Rojko, Branimir Rojko, Jasminka Rojko, Danica Rojko, Zdenka Rojko, Predrag Rojko, Dragutin Rojko, Marijan Rojko, Mladen Rojko, Gordana Rojko, Ivica Rojko, Dejan Rojko, Goran Rojko, Radmila Rojko, Marino Rojko, Vinko Rojko, Dragutiin Rojko, Valentina Rojko, Ankica Rojko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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