Surname Šulek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šulek families are almost entirely Croats (from Zupanja area ), barely Montenegrins (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Oroslavje.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Šulek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Voloder in Kutina area (<10), Cerna in Zupanja area (<10), Oroslavje (<10), and in Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šulek (including: Sulek , Schulek , Sulekh , Shulek , Schullek , Szulec , Shullek , Sulecha , Szulek and Schuelek ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Sulek " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 1000 in Slovakia , and some 900 people in the United States. "Shulek " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States. "Schulek " is used by some 100 people in Hungary and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Šulek, Tomislav Šulek, Ivan Šulek, Josip Šulek, Nataša Šulek, Bogoslav Šulek, Štefanija Šulek, Nedeljko Šulek, Natalija Šulek, Ratko Šulek, Ivica Šulek, Branko Šulek, Danica Šulek, Mato Šulek, Marijan Šulek, Martina Šulek, Mihael Šulek, Drago Šulek, Vilim Šulek

Mentions in sources

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

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