Surname Smuk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Smuk families are generally Croats (from Kutina ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Smuk live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Kutina (<10), Pula (<5), Vinkovci (<5), Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (<5), and in Loborika in Pula area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Smuk (including: Szmuc , Smuck , Smuc , Szmuk , Smucz , Smuch , Smucha , Shmuck and Smuek ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. "Smuek " is used by few people in the United States. "Smuck " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 60 people in Pakistan. "Szmuk " is used by some 50 people in Poland , small number in Germany , and small number of people in France , small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željka Smuk, Zoran Smuk, Ivan Smuk, Roberto Smuk, Zvjezdana Smuk, Nikola Smuk, Rudolf Smuk, Vesna Smuk, Momčilo Smuk, Jadranka Smuk, Zdenka Smuk, Saša Smuk, Ivana Smuk, Stanislav Smuk, Renata Smuk, Želimir Smuk, Mijo Smuk, Smiljana Smuk, Matija Smuk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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