Surname Sivak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sivak families are almost entirely Croats (from Djakovo ), barely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Osijek. In Brijest in Osijek nearly every inhabitant had the family name Sivak.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Sivak live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Budrovci (20), Osijek (15), Tenja (<10), Pula (<5), and in Djakovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sivak (including: Siwak , Sivac , Shivak , Sivachuk , Sivack , Sivachek , Siewak , Sivakk and Siwack ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. "Sivack " is used by some 70 people in Argentina and small number in the United States. "Siwak " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Canada. "Siewak " is used by some 50 people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Meri Sivak, Igor Sivak, Vladimir Sivak, Marija Sivak, Ljiljana Sivak, Ante Sivak, Davor Sivak, Dario Sivak, Darijo Sivak, Antonija Sivak, Zdenka Sivak, Antun Sivak, Mario Sivak, Mirjana Sivak, Ružica Sivak, Dalibor Sivak, Dalija Sivak, Florian Sivak, Đuro Sivak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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