Surname Črneka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Črneka families are Croats by relative majority (from Buzet ), less frequently Italians (from Umag ), and rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Črneka live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Babici (<5), Rovinj (<5), Barusici (<5), Basarinka (<5), and in Klarici (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Črneka (including: Cerneka , Charneca , Crneka and Cerneca ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. "Cerneka " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Črneka, Slavko Črneka, Romano Črneka, Stanko Črneka, Čelestina Črneka, Marija Črneka, Draginja Črneka, Ana Črneka, Danica Črneka, Dario Črneka, Edo Črneka, Grgur Črneka, Jakov Črneka, Jordan Črneka, Josip Črneka, Karlo Črneka, Katica Črneka, Mario Črneka, Mila Črneka

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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