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Surname Sopka in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Sopka families are Rusyns by relative majority (from Vukovar area ), less frequently Croats (from Valpovo ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and in Vukovar area.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Sopka live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Petrovci in Vukovar area (15), Osijek (<10), Valpovo (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Stari Jankovci in Vinkovci area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Sopka (including: Shopka , Czopka , Sopca and Szopka ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Sopka " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada.
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Characteristic first names
Natalija Sopka,
Ljiljana Sopka,
Emil Sopka,
Igor Sopka,
Danil Sopka,
Vlado Sopka,
Zvonimir Sopka,
Damir Sopka,
Vlatka Sopka,
Mirela Sopka,
Danijela Sopka,
Ljubomir Sopka,
Andrija Sopka,
Zorka Sopka,
Janko Sopka,
Vinka Sopka,
Danilo Sopka,
Alen Sopka,
Vladimir Sopka