Surname Tanković in modern Croatia

Tanković families are Croats and they are mostly from Pula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Zagreb. In Slavagora in Samobor every seventh inhabitant had the family name Tanković.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Tanković live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Pula (40), Zagreb (30), Ostrovo in Vinkovci area (15), Laginji in Pazin area (15), and in Rovinj (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tanković (including: Tankovic , Tankovich , Tancovich , Tankovics and Tankowicz ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Tankovic " is used by some 70 people in France , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in the United States. "Tankovich " is used by some 400 people in Russian Federation , about 300 in Belarus , and some 100 people in the United States. "Tankowicz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Šemso Tanković, Alenka Tanković, Nevio Tanković, Dominik Tanković, Antonija Tanković, Romana Tanković, Harun Tanković, Samira Tanković, Elvis Tanković, Đino Tanković, Dalibor Tanković, Marin Tanković, Kristina Tanković, Danijel Tanković, Loreta Tanković, Višnja Tanković, Tea Tanković, Dražen Tanković, Zoran Tanković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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