Surname Valković in modern Croatia

Valković families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. According to some sources they are from the Island of Krk (Vrbnik). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Krbune in Pazin area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Valković.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Valković live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Rijeka (50), Zagreb (45), Vrbnik on the Island of Krk (25), Pula (20), and in Nova Gradiska (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Canada (3), Australia (3), Germany (2), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Valković (including: Valkovic , Valkovich , Walkovich , Walkowich , Valcovic , Valcovich , Valkovych , Walkovic and Valkovics ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Valkovic " is used by some 1000 people in Slovakia , about 300 in Czech Republic , and some 50 people in the United States. "Valcovic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Walkovic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ozren Valković, Marijan Valković, Vladivoj Valković, Zvonimir Valković, Toni Valković, Petra Valković, Marina Valković, Josip Valković, Anton Valković, Aldo Valković, Slaven Valković, Edo Valković, Željko Valković, Ivo Valković, Laura Valković, Lucijan Valković, Andrej Valković, Vlatka Valković, Marko Valković

Mentions in sources

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

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