Surname Šušak in modern Croatia

Šušak families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from north Herzegovina , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Samac area) and in North Herzegovina (Konjic area). In Mokro in North Herzegovina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Šušak.

Prevalence

About 710 people with faimily name Šušak live in Croatia today, in 320 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 42 cities and 59 other places, mostly in Zagreb (200), Split (80), Sesvete (30), Osijek (25), and in Rijeka (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šušak (including: Susak , Susac , Suschak , Shushack , Sushak , Shushak , Susack , Suschank and Susach ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Susak " is used by some 800 people in Ukraine , about 400 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Susack " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Sushak " is used by small number of people in Ukraine and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gojko Šušak, Nikola Šušak, Gordana Šušak, Vesna Šušak, Dario Šušak, Zoran Šušak, Velimir Šušak, Josip Šušak, Zora Šušak, Dejan Šušak, Vinko Šušak, Vanja Šušak, Vlado Šušak, Anto Šušak, Željko Šušak, Marijo Šušak, Nevenka Šušak, Goran Šušak, Jana Šušak

Mentions in sources

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

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