Surname Velkić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Velkić families are generally Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanic-Grad area and in Zagreb. In Mala Hrastilnica in Ivanic-Grad area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Velkić.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Velkić live in Croatia today, in five households only.
They are located in only four Croatian places: in Ivanic-Grad (<10), Petrovina Turopoljska (<5), Graberje Ivanicko (<5), and in Mala Hrastilnica in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Velkić (including: Velcic , Velkic and Velcich ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. "Velcich " is used by some 90 people in South Africa , about 90 in Italy , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Velkić, Dario Velkić, Amer Velkić, Jasenka Velkić, Denis Velkić, Darinka Velkić, Halida Velkić, Milan Velkić, Josip Velkić, Franjo Velkić, Ivanka Velkić, Marica Velkić, Jasmin Velkić, Ines Velkić, Stjepan Velkić, Jana Velkić, Mustafa Velkić

Mentions in sources

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

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