Surname Šenk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šenk families are generally Croats (from the Island of Krk ), barely Slovenes (from Rijeka ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Šenk live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Osijek (15), Rijeka (<10), Karlovac (<10), Lila (<10), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šenk (including: Schenk , Senk , Shenk , Schenck , Szenk , Shenck , Senkh , Senck , Sthenk and Sthenck ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. The family name "Senk " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 900 people in the United States. "Shenk " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 300 in Russian Federation , and some 300 people in Germany. "Schenk " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 9000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Lidija Šenk, Goran Šenk, Saša Šenk, Siniša Šenk, Gordana Šenk, Elvira Šenk, Stanko Šenk, Mirsada Šenk, Biserka Šenk, Mirjana Šenk, Damir Šenk, Stevo Šenk, Verica Šenk, Darijo Šenk, Goranka Šenk, Vedran Šenk, Bernarda Šenk, Branimir Šenk, Danijel Šenk

Mentions in sources

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

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