Surname Sarka in modern Croatia

Sarka families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. According to some sources they are from Serbia (Subotica area), and are less frequently Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Sarka live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Semeljci in Djakovo area (15), Osijek (10), in Bilje (<10) and Lug (<10) in Osijek area, and in Zadar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sarka (including: Sarca , Sarcia , Szarka , Sharka , Sarchina , Sarkah , Sarcka , Sharkah and Sarchia ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Sarka " is used by some 1000 people in Indonesia , about 1000 in Lithuania , and some 900 people in the United States. "Sarcka " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Szarka " is used by some 3000 people in Hungary , about 500 in Slovakia , and some 400 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Sarka, Josip Sarka, Ivan Sarka, Monika Sarka, Ivana Sarka, Julijana Sarka, Denis Sarka, Zoran Sarka, Vesna Sarka, Mato Sarka, Darko Sarka, Katarina Sarka, Marijana Sarka, Pero Sarka, Mira Sarka, Danijela Sarka, Jasminko Sarka, Tonka Sarka, Milan Sarka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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