Surname Skopljak in modern Croatia

Skopljak families are usually Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , less frequently Bosniaks and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Vitez area) and in Bosanian Posavina (Modrica area).

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Skopljak live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Dugi Rat in Omis area (10), Kastel Gomilica (10), Samobor (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Skopljak (including: Skopliak , Skoplyak ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Skopljak " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Australia. "Skoplyak " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Skopljak, Esmina Skopljak, Borka Skopljak, Ivan Skopljak, Dijana Skopljak, Ruža Skopljak, Sanjin Skopljak, Goran Skopljak, Anel Skopljak, Ivana Skopljak, Vlasta Skopljak, Nikolina Skopljak, Mirko Skopljak, Zlatko Skopljak, Marijana Skopljak, Stojan Skopljak, Halid Skopljak, Silvana Skopljak, Alen Skopljak

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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