Surname Vranka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vranka families are Croats (from Ilok ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ilok.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Vranka live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Ilok (<10), Beli Manastir (<5), Mirkovci (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vranka (including: Vranca , Verancha , Veranka , Vrancheva and Wranka ) is present in 17 countries on four continents. The family name "Vranka " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , about 200 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in the United States. "Veranka " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Vranca " is used by small number of people in Italy and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Perica Vranka, Vlatko Vranka, Ljiljana Vranka, Janja Vranka, Andrija Vranka, Anica Vranka, Mirko Vranka, Marinko Vranka, Hrvoje Vranka, Antun Vranka, Anka Vranka, Stjepan Vranka, Ana Vranka, Dragutin Vranka, Jelena Vranka, Petar Vranka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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