Surname Škarek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Škarek families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Czechs (from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pakrac.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Škarek live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Kastel Dezanovacki in Daruvar area (<5), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škarek (including: Skarek , Scharek , Skarec and Schamarek ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Scharek " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Schamarek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravka Škarek, Rudolf Škarek, Oto Škarek, Jadranka Škarek, Ljubica Škarek, Valerija Škarek, Marija Škarek, Marijan Škarek, Željko Škarek, Daniel Škarek, Diana Škarek, Ferdo Škarek, Štefanija Škarek, Paula Škarek, Alojz Škarek

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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