Surname Aleks in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Aleks families are Croats (from Jastrebarsko ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Samobor.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Aleks live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Jastrebarsko (<5) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Aleks (including: Alex , Allex , Alecs , Alekss , Haleks , Alecks , Alliex , Aleksh and Alexx ) is present in 165 countries worldwide. "Alecks " is used by few people in the United States. "Haleks " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Allex " is used by some 400 people in Tanzania , about 300 in Brazil , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivka Aleks, Andrea Aleks, Magda Aleks, Zlatko Aleks, Darko Aleks, Andriana Aleks, Leopold Aleks, Ivanka Aleks

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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