Surname Cekić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cekić families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Serbia and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Cekić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (15), Borovo in Vukovar area (<5), Vukovar (<5), Koprivnica (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cekić (including: Zekic , Cekic , Cecich , Cechich , Cecic , Chekich , Cekich and Cekici ) is present in 26 countries on four continents. The family name "Cekic " is used by some 200 people in Germany and about 100 in the United States. "Zekic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Switzerland , and some 100 people in Australia. "Cecic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Spain.

Characteristic first names

Dag Cekić, Ivana Cekić, Slobodan Cekić, Milenko Cekić, Ksenija Cekić, Dean Cekić, Biserka Cekić, Veljko Cekić, Jovan Cekić, Milojka Cekić, Rodoljub Cekić, Alen Cekić, Jelena Cekić, Marko Cekić, Borislav Cekić, Janica Cekić, Jela Cekić, Jelka Cekić, Dušan Cekić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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