Surname Stanković in modern Croatia

Stanković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Belisce , also Serbs, very rarely Roms (from Slavonski Brod ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek. In Bocanjevci in Belisce every eighth inhabitant had the family name Stanković.

Prevalence

About 2700 people with faimily name Stanković live in Croatia today, in 1200 households. There were 2700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 95 cities and 265 other places, mostly in Zagreb (495), Slavonski Brod (180), Osijek (120), Rijeka (95), and in Pula (80).

Outside Croatia

At least 40 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (21), Australia (6), Austria (6), the United States (3), the United Kingdom (1), Switzerland (1), France (1), and to Spain (1).
Family name Stanković (including: Stankovich , Stankovic , Stancovici , Stankovics , Stancovich , Stankowich , Stankowicz , Stankovici , Stankowitsch and Stankowic ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. The family name "Stankovic " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 300 people in Slovakia. "Stankovich " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 300 in Ukraine , and some 300 people in Russian Federation. "Stankowich " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , small number in Bolivia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordan Stanković, Josip Stanković, Adam Stanković, Blaženka Stanković, Branka Stanković, Predrag Stanković, Teodora Stanković, Đuro Stanković, Danijela Stanković, Zoran Stanković, Boja Stanković, Ratko Stanković, Tino Stanković, Željko Stanković, Irena Stanković, Tomislav Stanković, Petar Stanković, Karlo Stanković, Slavko Stanković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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