Surname Đak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Đak families are Croats (from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Đak live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Zagreb (<5), and in Skenderovci (<5) and Donji Gucani (<5) in Pozega area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Đak (including: Dak , Diack , Diak , Djak , Dack , Dyak , Giak , Dyack , Gjak and Gyak ) is present in 117 countries worldwide. "Dyak " is used by some 1000 people in Ukraine , about 300 in Russian Federation , and some 90 people in the United States. "Diak " is used by some 3000 people in Mali , about 700 in Democratic Republic of Congo , and some 400 people in the United States. "Dack " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 800 in Great Britain , and some 500 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Sanja Đak, Marko Đak, Nataša Đak, Živko Đak, Cvjetko Đak, Marija Đak, Ana Đak, Manda Đak, Anđa Đak, Martin Đak, Štefica Đak, Nikola Đak, Martina Đak, Stela Đak, Blaž Đak

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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