Surname Blek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Blek families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zepce area) and in Middle Bosnia (Zavidovici area). In Ravne Gornje in Middle Bosnia every ninth inhabitant had the family name Blek.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Blek live in Croatia today, in 12 households.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 6 other places, mostly in Sesvete (<10), Donje Podotocje (<10), Prnjavor in Slavonski Brod area (<10), Loviste on the Peljesac peninsula (<10), and in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Blek (including: Bleck , Blecha , Blech , Bleeck , Bleek , Blec , Blekh , Blechl and Bleech ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. "Bleck " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Brazil , some 300 people in Senegal. "Blekh " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States. "Bleeck " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Blek, Pero Blek, Franjo Blek, Irena Blek, Mara Blek, Anto Blek, Nevenko Blek, Ivica Blek, Dragan Blek, Doma Blek, Stjepan Blek, Marko Blek, Ana Blek, Mario Blek, Jela Blek, Mirko Blek, Ilija Blek, Mirjana Blek, Ivo Blek

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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