Surname Stojković in modern Croatia

Stojković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Duga Resa. According to some sources they are from Podgora near Makarske, often Serbs, very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb. In places Venac Mrežnički and Donji Zvečaj in Duga Resa every fourth inhabitant had the family name Stojković.

Prevalence

About 690 people with faimily name Stojković live in Croatia today, in 330 households. There were 730 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 53 cities and 61 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Karlovac (55), Rijeka (55), Venac Mreznicki (40), and in Duga Resa (35).

Outside Croatia

At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), Canada (3), the United States (2), Australia (2), France (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Stojković (including: Stojkovic , Stojkovich , Stajkovic , Stoykovich , Stoikovich , Stoikovic , Stoykovic , Staykovich and Stojkovick ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Stojkovic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Japan. "Stojkovich " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Australia. "Stoykovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 50 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Stojković, Branko Stojković, Nino Stojković, Stojan Stojković, Saša Stojković, Vjekoslav Stojković, Robert Stojković, Tihomir Stojković, Mirjana Stojković, Vladan Stojković, Jelica Stojković, Mijo Stojković, Dragan Stojković, Ranko Stojković, Tajana Stojković, Denis Stojković, Miroslav Stojković, Jadranka Stojković, Narcisa Stojković

Mentions in sources

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

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