Surname Unković in modern Croatia

Unković families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. According to some sources they are from west Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Split. In Račišće on the Island of Korcula every ninth inhabitant had the family name Unković.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Unković live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Split (30), Racisce on the Island of Korcula (25), Rijeka (20), Zagreb (20), and in Solin (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Unković (including: Unkovic , Unkovich and Hunkovic ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Unkovic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Australia. "Unkovich " is used by some 200 people in New Zealand , about 80 in Australia , and some 80 people in the United States. "Hunkovic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Edo Unković, Ivana Unković, Feliks Unković, Anton Unković, Niko Unković, Andrija Unković, Zvonimir Unković, Josip Unković, Nikolina Unković, Alen Unković, Andjelka Unković, Braco Unković, Ana Unković, Mirjana Unković, Branko Unković, Dubravka Unković, Nikša Unković, Višnja Unković, Julijo Unković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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