Surname Čurek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čurek families are Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Jastrebarsko area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Čurek live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Velika Gorica (<10) and Bukevje in Ivanic-Grad area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čurek (including: Curek , Churek , Chodurek , Curechi and Curec ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Curek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Čurek, Nada Čurek, Ivan Čurek, Josip Čurek, Marija Čurek, Nevenka Čurek, Zlata Čurek, Renata Čurek, Mara Čurek, Stjepan Čurek, Lukrecija Čurek, Matej Čurek, Luka Čurek, Ema Čurek, Franjo Čurek, Ružica Čurek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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