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Surname Balek in modern Croatia
Balek families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis area and in Drnis. In Donje Utore in Drnis area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Balek.
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Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Balek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Split (30), Kastel Kambelovac (15), Kastel Sucurac (15), Zagreb (<10), and in Kastel Stari (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Balek (including: Ballek , Balecha , Balech , Balec , Balleck , Baleck , Bhalek , Baleeq and Baleci ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Balek " is used by some 800 people in Czech Republic , about 700 in the United States , and some 400 people in Turkey. "Ballek " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Germany. "Balleck " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ivica Balek,
Sanja Balek,
Ante Balek,
Erna Balek,
Jelena Balek,
Josip Balek,
Ivan Balek,
Nediljko Balek,
Dušanka Balek,
Snježana Balek,
Denis Balek,
Marijo Balek,
Sonja Balek,
Nela Balek,
Vanja Balek,
Dario Balek,
Antonia Balek,
Biserka Balek,
Joško Balek
