Surname Ćakić in modern Croatia

Ćakić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (also from Knin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and in Knin area.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Ćakić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Split (40), Sibenik (20), Djevrske in Knin area (15), Zagreb (15), and in Drnis (10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (3), and to Australia (1).
Family name Ćakić (including: Cacic , Cakic , Chakich , Cacas , Chacich , Cakici , Cacich , Chachich , Chachick and Cachich ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Cakic " is used by small number of people in Austria , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Cakici " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Sweden. "Cacic " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 800 in the United States , and some 500 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Špiro Ćakić, Nenad Ćakić, Suzana Ćakić, Vladimir Ćakić, Maja Ćakić, Veselko Ćakić, Zoran Ćakić, Sanja Ćakić, Svjetlana Ćakić, Gordana Ćakić, Dean Ćakić, Stamenka Ćakić, Jasna Ćakić, Nikola Ćakić, Danka Ćakić, Željko Ćakić, Borko Ćakić, Dominka Ćakić, Ratomir Ćakić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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