Surname Burek in modern Croatia

Burek families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Burek live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Osijek (20), Varazdin (15), Bjelovar (15), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Burek (including: Burec , Bhurekh , Burech , Burreci and Bureck ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Burek " is used by some 5000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 900 people in Germany. "Burec " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Burech " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Burek, Vitomir Burek, Đuro Burek, Ines Burek, Zoran Burek, Anica Burek, Elvir Burek, Daniel Burek, Davor Burek, Željko Burek, Ivan Burek, Josip Burek, Hrvoje Burek, Kristijan Burek, Višnja Burek, Tihomir Burek, Dunja Burek, Ivana Burek, Zvjezdan Burek

Mentions in sources

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

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