Surname Blažek in modern Croatia

Blažek families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area , barely Czechs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 440 people with faimily name Blažek live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 440 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Zagreb (100), Koprivnica (85), Donji Desinec (60), Peteranec in Koprivnica area (60), and in Gorican in Cakovec area (25).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Austria (2), Germany (1), the United States (1), Canada (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Blažek (including: Blazek , Blazsek , Blazechi , Blazhek and Blazeck ) is present in 21 countries on four continents. The family name "Blazek " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 300 people in Germany. "Blazeck " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Brazil. "Blazsek " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Dubravka Blažek, Stjepan Blažek, Miran Blažek, Vlatko Blažek, Krešimir Blažek, Zlatko Blažek, Davor Blažek, Ana Blažek, Davorka Blažek, Njegoslav Blažek, Ivan Blažek, Nikolina Blažek, Željka Blažek, Marija Blažek, Mato Blažek, Marijan Blažek, Petra Blažek, Tomica Blažek, Neno Blažek

Mentions in sources

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

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