Surname Višak in modern Croatia

Višak families are Croats and they are mostly from Krizevci area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Koprivnica. In Hižanovec in Krizevci area every second inhabitant had the family name Višak.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Višak live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Krizevci (55), Hizanovec in Krizevci area (45), Cubinec (20), Ljubelj in Varazdin area (20), and in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Višak (including: Visak , Vischak , Vishtak , Vissac , Vishak , Visakh , Visachi , Vishakh , Vissak and Visack ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Visak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vishak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vischak " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Višak, Vilim Višak, Valek Višak, Zdravko Višak, Višnjica Višak, Ivan Višak, Kristian Višak, Goran Višak, Renato Višak, Dragutin Višak, Branko Višak, Jadranko Višak, Dejan Višak, Božo Višak, Igor Višak, Mario Višak, Stjepan Višak, Božidar Višak, Martina Višak

Mentions in sources

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

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