Surname Veljak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Veljak families are almost entirely Croats (from Labin area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Labin area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Veljak live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), Veljaki in Labin area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Labin (<5), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Australia (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Veljak (including: Vegliach , Veljack ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Veljack " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lino Veljak, Marina Veljak, Marino Veljak, Ronald Veljak, Maja Veljak, Nataša Veljak, Sonja Veljak, Biserka Veljak, Valter Veljak, Tanja Veljak, Ivan Veljak, Mario Veljak, Mileva Veljak, Marela Veljak, Doris Veljak, Milka Veljak, Djulio Veljak, Đulio Veljak, Marica Veljak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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