Surname Šivak in modern Croatia

Šivak families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec area. According to some sources they originate from Czechia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area. In Pušća in Klanjec area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Šivak.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Šivak live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 320 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Demerje (20), Pusca in Klanjec area (15), Kutina (15), and in Zupanja (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šivak (including: Sivak , Siwak , Shivak , Sivack , Siewak , Shiwak , Shpivak , Sivakk , Shivack and Siwack ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. "Shivak " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and small number of people in Israel. "Sivack " is used by some 70 people in Argentina and small number in the United States. "Shivack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Višnja Šivak, Tomislav Šivak, Mario Šivak, Vlado Šivak, Ivan Šivak, Zdenko Šivak, Kristijan Šivak, Anamarija Šivak, Josip Šivak, Marija Šivak, Marko Šivak, Nataša Šivak, David Šivak, Željka Šivak, Zdravko Šivak, Nedeljka Šivak, Marijana Šivak, Franjo Šivak, Vladimir Šivak

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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