Surname Brekić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brekić families are generally Serbs, very rarely Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Split.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Brekić live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Ervenik in Knin area (15), Vrhovine in Otocac area (<10), Split (<5), Knin (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brekić (including: Brekic , Brecic , Berecic and Brekich ) is present in 12 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Danica Brekić, Jovan Brekić, Jelica Brekić, Jovo Brekić, Nikola Brekić, Bosiljka Brekić, Željko Brekić, Dino Brekić, Branko Brekić, Mirka Brekić, Sofija Brekić, Kosta Brekić, Dragojla Brekić, Jelena Brekić, Jelka Brekić, Danilo Brekić, Branka Brekić, Milivoj Brekić, Milka Brekić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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