Surname Wilke in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Wilke families are Croats (from Zagreb ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Wilke live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<5), Opatija (<5), and in Lovran in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Wilke (including: Wilcke , Welke , Willke , Wilce , Wilche , Wihlke , Willike , Wylke and Wielke ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Wilke " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 9000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Brazil. "Wilcke " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in the Netherlands. "Willke " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil , small number of people in Turkey.

Characteristic first names

Miljenko Wilke, Momčilo Wilke, Ivo Wilke, Mira Wilke, Ivka Wilke, Đurđa Wilke, Ankica Wilke, Vera Wilke, Niels Wilke, Sven Wilke, Dragan Wilke, Ivan Wilke, Zlatko Wilke

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Faculty of Humanities University of Zagreb Alumni.

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