Surname Vokurka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vokurka families are Czechs by relative majority (from Grubisno Polje ), equally Croats (also from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Vokurka live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Grubisno Polje (10), Virovitica (<10), Rastovac (<10), Bjelovar (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vokurka (including: Wokurka , Vochomurka ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Vokurka " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 100 in Brazil , and some 100 people in the United States. "Wokurka " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Kazakhstan.

Characteristic first names

Aleš Vokurka, Zdenko Vokurka, Franjo Vokurka, Zvonko Vokurka, Emil Vokurka, Anita Vokurka, Alojzija Vokurka, Sandra Vokurka, Vlatka Vokurka, Antun Vokurka, Josip Vokurka, Hedviga Vokurka, Dragica Vokurka, Amalija Vokurka, Ana Vokurka, Marija Vokurka, Blažica Vokurka, Svetlana Vokurka, Željko Vokurka

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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