Surname Bilek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bilek families are predominantly Croats (from Cazma area ), rarely Czechs (from Daruvar ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and in Daruvar area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Bilek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Daruvar (15), Zagreb (<10), Narta in Cazma area (<10), Pula (<5), and in Bibinje in Zadar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bilek (including: Bielek , Bilec , Billeck , Bileci , Billek , Bieleck , Bileck , Bilechuk and Bilecz ) is present in 76 countries worldwide. The family name "Bilek " is used by some 2000 people in Turkey , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Czech Republic. "Bielek " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Hungary , and some 80 people in Slovakia. "Bileck " is used by some 200 people in Cameroon , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Jirka Bilek, Zdenko Bilek, Božica Bilek, Vlasta Bilek, Vitomir Bilek, Antun Bilek, Nada Bilek, Vlatka Bilek, Martin Bilek, Dražen Bilek, Jan Bilek, Ksenija Bilek, Dejan Bilek, Jelena Bilek, Manuela Bilek, Hrvoje Bilek, Mirjana Bilek, Zlatko Bilek, Zdenka Bilek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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