Surname Zurak in modern Croatia

Zurak families are Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Zadar.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Zurak live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zadar (75), Posedarje in Zadar area (55), Vrana in Biograd na moru area (20), Rijeka (20), and in Lisicic (15).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (4), Germany (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Zurak (including: Zhurak , Zhurakh , Zurack and Zurhaq ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Zurak " is used by some 60 people in Argentina , some 60 people in the United States , and some 60 people in Ghana. "Zurack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Niko Zurak, Krešo Zurak, Ivan Zurak, Stoja Zurak, Helena Zurak, Rajko Zurak, Željko Zurak, Ana Zurak, Damir Zurak, Ante Zurak, Ivica Zurak, Armina Zurak, Danijela Zurak, Marija Zurak, Ljiljana Zurak, Davor Zurak, Lucija Zurak, Žarko Zurak, Marijan Zurak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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