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Surname Carek in modern Croatia
Carek families are Croats and they are mostly from Donja Stubica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Donja Stubica area. In Sekirevo Selo in Donja Stubica area every second inhabitant had the family name Carek.
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Prevalence
About 250 people with faimily name Carek live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Sesvete (20), Sekirevo Selo in Donja Stubica area (20), Bjelovar (20), and in Djurdjevac (20).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Carek (including: Zarek , Charec , Carecho , Carecci , Charek , Zareck , Caherec , Carreck and Chareq ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Carek " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Canada. "Zarek " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 900 in the United States , and some 70 people in Canada. "Zareck " is used by some 50 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Vlado Carek,
Marijan Carek,
Andreja Carek,
Marko Carek,
Romeo Carek,
Dubravka Carek,
Mirjana Carek,
Zoran Carek,
Božidar Carek,
Mario Carek,
Elvira Carek,
Dubravko Carek,
Milica Carek,
Darko Carek,
Verica Carek,
Vladimir Carek,
Dean Carek,
Jasmina Carek,
Vanja Carek
