Surname Bombek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bombek families are Croats (from Nasice area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Bombek live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Zapresic (<10), Koska in Nasice area (<10), Varazdin (<5), and in Susobreg in Zlatar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bombek (including: Bombeck , Bombeeck and Bombeek ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Bombek " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Bombeck " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Belgium.

Characteristic first names

Željko Bombek, Božena Bombek, Dragutin Bombek, Sanja Bombek, Željka Bombek, Zoran Bombek, Ivan Bombek, Verica Bombek, Zrinka Bombek, Anja Bombek, Zmago Bombek, Mladen Bombek, Boris Bombek, Zvonko Bombek, Tanja Bombek, Josip Bombek, Zdenka Bombek, Ljiljana Bombek, Maja Bombek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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