Surname Žeko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Žeko families are Croats (from Sinj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Sinj. In Strmendolac in Sinj area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Žeko.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Žeko live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and 6 other places, mostly in Strmendolac in Sinj area (15), Split (10), Nustar in Vinkovci area (<10), Opric (<10), and in Trilj in Sinj area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Žeko (including: Zeko , Zeqo , Zheko , Zhechko , Zecco , Zeco , Zecho , Zechro , Zechko and Zeeko ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. "Zeeko " is used by few people in the United States. "Zeqo " is used by some 500 people in Albania , about 60 in Italy , and some 60 people in the United States. "Zeco " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miško Žeko, Nikolina Žeko, Mario Žeko, Petar Žeko, Dolores Žeko, Ivan Žeko, Mladen Žeko, Željko Žeko, Danijela Žeko, Marina Žeko, Antonia Žeko, Marija Žeko, Divna Žeko, Kristina Žeko, Andrija Žeko, Ivo Žeko, Jakov Žeko, Ana Žeko, Nikola Žeko

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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