Surname Žarko in modern Croatia

Žarko families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Split. In places Donji Rujani , Lištani and Gornji Rujani in Western Bosnia every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Žarko.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Žarko live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Sesvete (30), Split (25), Zapresic (25), and in Kastel Gomilica (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žarko (including: Zarko , Zarco , Zharko , Zaerko , Zsarko , Zhmarko , Zarkoh and Zarqo ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Zarko " is used by some 500 people in Turkey , about 500 in the United States , and some 200 people in Germany. "Zsarko " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Hungary. "Zarco " is used by some 10000 people in Mexico , about 3000 in Spain , and some 900 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Žarko, Kata Žarko, Mato Žarko, Mijo Žarko, Vesna Žarko, Željko Žarko, Jakov Žarko, Lola Žarko, Ana Žarko, Ante Žarko, Marin Žarko, Dalibor Žarko, Gordana Žarko, Nediljko Žarko, Mara Žarko, Božo Žarko, Ivica Žarko, Sanja Žarko, Nada Žarko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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