Surname Čalak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čalak families are predominantly Croats (from Dubrovnik ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Čalak live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Dubrovnik (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Strmica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čalak (including: Chalak , Chalakh , Calak , Calac , Callac , Chalack , Calakh , Challakh , Ckalak and Cahlak ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Calak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chalack " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States. "Calac " is used by some 200 people in Moldova , about 100 in France , and some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Radojka Čalak, Mladen Čalak, Niki Čalak, Anđelko Čalak, Franciska Čalak, Dražen Čalak, Gordana Čalak, Nikola Čalak, Jela Čalak, Kate Čalak, Miloslav Čalak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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