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Surname Vašak in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Vašak families are generally Croats (from Bjelovar area ), very rarely Czechs (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and in Bjelovar area.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Vašak live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Severin in Bjelovar area (<10), Grubisno Polje (<5), Remetinec (<5), Fericanci in Orahovica area (<5), and in Munije (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Vašak (including: Vasak , Waszak , Wasak , Vaschak , Vashak , Vassak , Washak , Vassbakk , Vasakh and Vashtak ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Vasak " is used by some 2000 people in Czech Republic , about 500 in Germany , and some 300 people in the United States. "Vaschak " is used by some 90 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Vassak " is used by some 50 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Mario Vašak,
Dražen Vašak,
Milo Vašak,
Branko Vašak,
Ankica Vašak,
Elizabeta Vašak,
Ivan Vašak,
Ilonka Vašak,
Helena Vašak,
Anka Vašak,
Ludmila Vašak,
Željko Vašak,
Vjekoslava Vašak,
Stjepan Vašak,
Marija Vašak,
Branka Vašak,
Tihomir Vašak,
Dalibor Vašak,
Klaudija Vašak