Surname Sarkić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sarkić families are mainly Serbs, rarely Croats (from the Island of Rab ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area) and in Osijek. In Liskovac in Bosanian Posavina every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Sarkić.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Sarkić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities, mostly in Tenja (10), Zagreb (<10), Veljun (<5), Pula (<5), and in Kampor on the Island of Rab (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sarkić (including: Sarkic , Sarcich and Sharkich ) is present in 17 countries on three continents. The family name "Sarkic " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 70 in Belgium , and small number of people in Germany. "Sharkich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirsad Sarkić, Saša Sarkić, Sanja Sarkić, Željko Sarkić, Ajid Sarkić, Muhamed Sarkić, Džemal Sarkić, Anel Sarkić, Miroslav Sarkić, Ružica Sarkić, Zahid Sarkić, Anđa Sarkić, Ahmet Sarkić, Sanela Sarkić, Boško Sarkić, Vukosava Sarkić, Hasan Sarkić, Saveta Sarkić, Margareta Sarkić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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