Surname Roko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Roko families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on Peljesac Peninsula.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Roko live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (25), Mokosica (<5), Doli in Dubrovnik area (<5), Zaton Doli on the Peljesac peninsula (<5), and in Zamaslina in Dubrovnik area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Roko (including: Rocco , Roco , Rocko , Rokko , Rokho , Rochko , Rockko , Rokoh and Rohko ) is present in 113 countries worldwide. "Rocko " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Poland , and small number of people in Burkina Faso , small number of people in Russian Federation. "Rockko " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Rocco " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 10000 in Brazil , and some 9000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marin Roko, Nedjeljka Roko, Ivica Roko, Nikola Roko, Mladen Roko, Mato Roko, Mirjana Roko, Lela Roko, Diana Roko, Ivo Roko, Bruno Roko, Pero Roko, Dubravka Roko, Anka Roko, Darko Roko, Niko Roko, Stana Roko, Nikša Roko, Vanja Roko

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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