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Surname Šmerek in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šmerek families are Croats (from Ludbreg area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Ludbreg area.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Šmerek live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Ludbreg (<10), Varazdin (<5), Bestovje in Samobor area (<5), Trnovec in Varazdin area (<5), and in Brezje in Samobor area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šmerek (including: Smerek , Smereck , Schmerek and Szmerek ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Smerek " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 100 people in Ukraine. "Smereck " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Davorka Šmerek,
Tihomir Šmerek,
Vesnica Šmerek,
Zdravko Šmerek,
Željko Šmerek,
Goran Šmerek,
Snježana Šmerek,
Dražen Šmerek,
Tomislav Šmerek,
Anita Šmerek,
Sanja Šmerek,
Damir Šmerek,
Đurđa Šmerek,
Biserka Šmerek,
Vedran Šmerek,
Manuel Šmerek,
Đuro Šmerek,
Dragica Šmerek,
Dragutin Šmerek