Surname Školnik in modern Croatia

Školnik families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Školnik live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Cvetlin in Lepoglava area (10), Galovac (<10), Zapresic (<10), and in Ivanic-Grad (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Školnik (including: Skolnik , Shkolnik , Skolnick , Schkolnik , Szkolnik , Scolnik , Skolnic , Sckolnik , Shkolnick and Sckolnick ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. The family name "Skolnik " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 700 in Slovakia , and some 500 people in Czech Republic. "Sckolnick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Skolnick " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 200 in Iraq , and some 100 people in Afghanistan.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Školnik, Slobodan Školnik, Darko Školnik, Dražen Školnik, Ljubica Školnik, Dragutin Školnik, Zdenko Školnik, Milenko Školnik, Zlatko Školnik, Vjekoslav Školnik, Marica Školnik, Danica Školnik, Stjepan Školnik, Danijel Školnik, Valentina Školnik, Vlasta Školnik, Petar Školnik, Dubravka Školnik, Eva Školnik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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