Surname Zak.

  • Surname Zak in modern Croatia

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

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  • Prevalence

    Only a few people with faimily name Zak live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
    They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Mihovljan (<10).

  • Outside Croatia


    Family name Zak (including: Zack , Zhak , Zac , Zakh , Zachko , Zakk , Zhakh , Zsak and Zaak ) is present in 130 countries worldwide. The family name "Zak " is used by some 60000 people in Poland , about 30000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Czech Republic. "Zack " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 6000 in Malaysia , and some 2000 people in Indonesia. "Zaak " is used by few people in the United States.

  • Characteristic first names

    Kristijan Zak, Stanka Zak, David Zak, Draga Zak, Zvonimir Zak, Tihana Zak, Tamara Zak, Jana Zak, Andrija Zak, Dragica Zak, Jelkica Zak, Katarina Zak, Louise Zak

  • Last name Zak around the globe

    See the countries where surname Zak is common, frequency and prevalence at mondonomo.ai

  • Mentions in sources

    In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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