Surname Smok in modern Croatia

Smok families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Smok live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Bjelovar (15), Brlenic in Jastrebarsko area (10), Sesvete (<10), and in Hrebinec in Dugo Selo area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Smok (including: Smock , Smook , Smochin , Smoch , Shmok , Smochko , Shmock , Czmok and Smoc ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. "Smock " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 60 in Azerbaijan , and small number of people in Korea (South). "Smook " is used by some 2000 people in South Africa , about 300 in the Netherlands , and some 200 people in the United States. "Shmock " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Slobodan Smok, Gordana Smok, Božidar Smok, Mislav Smok, Željko Smok, Mato Smok, Marica Smok, Mira Smok, Irena Smok, Branka Smok, Dražen Smok, Ivan Smok, Marijan Smok, Tanja Smok, Ivana Smok, Marko Smok, Branko Smok, Smiljana Smok, Darko Smok

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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