Surname Čolaković in modern Croatia

Čolaković families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area , less frequently Serbs and Bosniaks (from Metkovic ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 350 people with faimily name Čolaković live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 36 other places, mostly in Vinkovci (90), Zagreb (35), Nijemci in Vinkovci area (35), Valpovo (20), and in Podgradje in Vinkovci area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čolaković (including: Colakovic , Colakovich ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Colakovic " is used by some 100 people in France , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Afghanistan. "Colakovich " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Čolaković, Esad Čolaković, Sandra Čolaković, Mladen Čolaković, Dragutin Čolaković, Zoran Čolaković, Melita Čolaković, Predrag Čolaković, Robert Čolaković, Josip Čolaković, Saša Čolaković, Enver Čolaković, Nenad Čolaković, Ruža Čolaković, Zlatko Čolaković, Tomislav Čolaković, Marko Čolaković, Sanja Čolaković, Nikola Čolaković

Mentions in sources

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

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