Surname Đaković in modern Croatia

Đaković families are often Croats and they are mostly from Slavonski Brod. According to some sources they are from Sibenik area and from River Krka area, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Sibenik. In Goriš in Sibenik every fourth inhabitant had the family name Đaković.

Prevalence

About 1500 people with faimily name Đaković live in Croatia today, in 660 households. There were 590 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 56 cities and 125 other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (250), Zagreb (225), Babina Greda in Zupanja area (70), Sibenik (65), and in Goris (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), Austria (4), Australia (2), the Netherlands (1), Sweden (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Đaković (including: Djakovic , Dakovic , Dyakovich , Dakowicz , Dakovich , Dackovic , Djakovich , Diakowich , Diakovic and Dyakovic ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Djakovic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in France. "Dakovich " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Djakovich " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Oleg Đaković, Vladimir Đaković, Nikola Đaković, Zlatko Đaković, Pavo Đaković, Branko Đaković, Dragomir Đaković, Marinko Đaković, Radovan Đaković, Robert Đaković, Dušan Đaković, Marija Đaković, Željko Đaković, Lidija Đaković, Mario Đaković, Mladen Đaković, Srđan Đaković, Mira Đaković, Dario Đaković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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