Surname Spivak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Spivak families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Spivak live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Odranski Obrez (20), Zagreb (<10), Koprivnica (<5), Zadvorsko (<5), and in Brezovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Spivak (including: Spiewak , Spivack , Spiwak , Spiewack , Spivac , Spievak , Spievack , Shpivak and Spiwack ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Spivak " is used by some 8000 people in Ukraine , about 6000 in Russian Federation , and some 4000 people in the United States. "Spievak " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Spivack " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 80 in Brazil , and some 80 people in Israel.

Characteristic first names

Mirela Spivak, Marijan Spivak, Zdravko Spivak, Mario Spivak, Ivana Spivak, Tomislav Spivak, Josip Spivak, Dragutin Spivak, Ivan Spivak, Mijo Spivak, Vlado Spivak, Ana Spivak, Marina Spivak, Klementina Spivak, Vid Spivak, Slava Spivak, Anđa Spivak, Ankica Spivak, Monika Spivak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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