Surname Špek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Špek families are generally Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ), rarely Slovaks (from Nasice area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanic-Grad and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Špek live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (<10), Ivanic-Grad (<5), Posavski Bregi (<5), and in Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Špek (including: Spek , Speck , Speek , Shipek , Szpek , Shopek , Shpekh , Shupek , Shapek and Shpek ) is present in 78 countries worldwide. "Speck " is used by some 7000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Szpek " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Poland. "Shipek " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Špek, Robert Špek, Dragica Špek, Mario Špek, Ružica Špek, Adolf Špek, Miren Špek, Ivan Špek, Tugomir Špek, Dragana Špek, Matilda Špek, Veronika Špek, Josip Špek, Mladen Špek, Štefica Špek, Desanka Špek, Marica Špek, Samir Špek, Andrej Špek

Mentions in sources

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

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