Surname Švec in modern Croatia

Švec families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Oroslavje area. In Veliki Potočec in Krizevci every eighth inhabitant had the family name Švec.

Prevalence

About 340 people with faimily name Švec live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 370 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 44 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (45), Krizevci (15), Veliki Potocec (15), and in Bjelovar (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Švec (including: Svec , Schwetz , Schvetz , Svecz , Shwec , Schwec , Swec , Schwez , Svech and Shvec ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Svec " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Austria. "Schvetz " is used by some 100 people in Argentina , small number in Portugal , and small number of people in the United States. "Svecz " is used by some 100 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Duško Švec, Ankica Švec, Mario Švec, Mato Švec, Damir Švec, Ivana Švec, Vlado Švec, Monika Švec, Davor Švec, Zlatko Švec, Sanja Švec, Branka Švec, Erno Švec, Dragutin Švec, Zora Švec, Marija Švec, Josip Švec, Valerio Švec, Matija Švec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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