Surname Brezak in modern Croatia

Brezak families are Croats and they are mostly from Pregrada. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pregrada. In Križanče in Lepoglava area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Brezak.

Prevalence

About 550 people with faimily name Brezak live in Croatia today, in 230 households. There were 500 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 62 other places, mostly in Zagreb (170), Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (25), Pregrada (20), Busin (15), and in Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brezak (including: Brezac , Brezack , Brezák and Berezak ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Brezak " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in Ukraine. "Brezack " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Brezac " is used by some 200 people in France , about 60 in Australia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milan Brezak, Mario Brezak, Mišel Brezak, Slobodan Brezak, Silvio Brezak, Danko Brezak, Renata Brezak, Daniel Brezak, Miljenko Brezak, Snježana Brezak, Dubravko Brezak, Josip Brezak, Nina Brezak, Martina Brezak, Marija Brezak, Branko Brezak, Sanda Brezak, Goran Brezak, Marijan Brezak

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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