Surname Šandak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šandak families are generally Croats (from Pazin area ), very rarely Italians (from Pazin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin and Pula.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šandak live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Muntrilj (<10) and Karojba (<10) in Pazin area, Pula (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Zamask (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šandak (including: Sandak , Sandache , Shandak , Sandach , Sandacz , Sandack , Sandakh and Sandachi ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Sandak " is used by some 500 people in Russian Federation , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Israel. "Sandack " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Sandacz " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 50 in Poland , and small number of people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Marija Šandak, Damir Šandak, Adriana Šandak, Lorena Šandak, Dragan Šandak, Lidija Šandak, Tomislav Šandak, Petar Šandak, Stanko Šandak, Dean Šandak, Mario Šandak, Tome Šandak, Mira Šandak, Dragutin Šandak, Celestina Šandak, Klaudio Šandak, Matea Šandak, Iva Šandak, Fuma Šandak

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