Surname Šorak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šorak families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Nova Gradiska ), and barely Czechs (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Nova Gradiska. In Vranovača in Otocac area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Šorak.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Šorak live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Nova Gradiska (10), Zagreb (10), Vranovaca in Otocac area (<10), Prevrsac in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<10), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šorak (including: Sorak , Shvorak , Shorak , Shorack , Schmorak , Schorak , Shworak , Shmorak , Soorak and Sorhak ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Sorak " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Shorak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Shorack " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Venezuela.

Characteristic first names

Dejan Šorak, Goran Šorak, Dragana Šorak, Marija Šorak, Sanja Šorak, Goranka Šorak, Davorka Šorak, Đuro Šorak, Dragan Šorak, Ranko Šorak, Jovo Šorak, Dušanka Šorak, Bojana Šorak, Jovan Šorak, Stevo Šorak, Nebojša Šorak, Nikola Šorak, Rajko Šorak, Željka Šorak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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