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Surname Škarjak in modern Croatia
Škarjak families are Croats and they are mostly from Duga Resa area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Duga Resa area and in Karlovac. In Jarče Polje in Duga Resa area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Škarjak.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Škarjak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Jarce Polje in Duga Resa area (30), Karlovac (20), Duga Resa (15), Jastrebarsko (<5), and in Krasic in Jastrebarsko area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Škarjak (including: Skarjak , Skaryak and Skariak ) is present in five countries on two continents. "Skaryak " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Alen Škarjak,
Katarina Škarjak,
Robert Škarjak,
Juraj Škarjak,
Slaven Škarjak,
Mira Škarjak,
Josip Škarjak,
Branko Škarjak,
Irena Škarjak,
Marica Škarjak,
Nikola Škarjak,
Barka Škarjak,
Ivan Škarjak,
Marijan Škarjak,
Vesna Škarjak,
Gordana Škarjak,
Janko Škarjak,
Katica Škarjak,
Zdravko Škarjak