Surname Badžek in modern Croatia

Badžek families are Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Obrovac area.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Badžek live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Vinkovci (10), Rijeka (<10), Dugo Selo (<10), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Badžek (including: Badzek , Badek , Badhek , Badeche , Bhadech , Badeci , Badech , Badec and Bhadec ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Badzek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Badec " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Saša Badžek, Pavo Badžek, Nikola Badžek, Suzana Badžek, Ante Badžek, Damir Badžek, Željka Badžek, Branko Badžek, Vladimir Badžek, Manuela Badžek, Nenad Badžek, Vesna Badžek, Željko Badžek, Boris Badžek, Igor Badžek, Ankica Badžek, Dragan Badžek, Jasna Badžek, Darija Badžek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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