Surname Vanko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vanko families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Vanko live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Osijek (<5), Bektez in Orahovica area (<5), and in Bracevci in Djakovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vanko (including: Vanco , Wanko , Vancho , Vancio , Vancko , Vanchiro , Wancko , Vankó and Vanchoo ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. The family name "Vanko " is used by some 1000 people in Slovakia , about 700 in Hungary , and some 600 people in the United States. "Vancko " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vanco " is used by some 2000 people in Slovakia , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Josip Vanko, Dragica Vanko, Zdravko Vanko, Ljilja Vanko, Željko Vanko, Terezija Vanko, Agica Vanko, Marija Vanko, Ilija Vanko, Dragana Vanko, Domagoj Vanko, Marica Vanko, Ondrej Vanko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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