Surname Vinković in modern Croatia

Vinković families are Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Vinković live in Croatia today, in 710 households. There were 1800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 58 cities and 218 other places, mostly in Zagreb (185), Bosnjaci in Zupanja area (85), Garcin in Slavonski Brod area (55), Osijek (45), and in Slavonski Brod (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 24 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), the United States (4), Switzerland (4), Australia (2), Canada (2), Austria (2), France (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Vinković (including: Vinkovic , Vinkovich , Vinkovics and Wincovich ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Vinkovic " is used by small number of people in Australia , small number in South Africa , and small number of people in the United States. "Vinkovich " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Wincovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristinka Vinković, Vanja Vinković, Darko Vinković, Mario Vinković, Vladimir Vinković, Zoran Vinković, Mladen Vinković, Miljenko Vinković, Matija Vinković, Ivan Vinković, Zlatko Vinković, Tomislav Vinković, Bara Vinković, Dragan Vinković, Dragana Vinković, Damir Vinković, Davorka Vinković, Miroslav Vinković, Željko Vinković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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