Surname Turko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Turko families are Croats (from Sibenik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Bosanian Posavina (Gradacac area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Turko live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Sibenik (<10), Zagreb (<5), Split (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Turko (including: Turco , Turcio , Turchio , Turcheto and Turchino ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. "Turco " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 3000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Argentina. "Turcio " is used by some 400 people in Mexico , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Nicaragua. "Turchio " is used by some 100 people in Italy , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Gorana Turko, Dario Turko, Ante Turko, Petra Turko, Goran Turko, Valentino Turko, Ana Turko, Vlasta Turko, Bojan Turko, Vanja Turko, Nenad Turko, Edin Turko, Leon Turko, Nika Turko, Ankica Turko, Augustina Turko, Ganna Turko, Jakov Turko

Mentions in sources

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

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