Surname Dec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dec families are Croats (from Zupanja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Vinkovci. In Đurići in Zupanja area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Dec.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Dec live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Djurici in Zupanja area (<10), Zupanja (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dec (including: Dech , Detz , Deetz , Dezh , Dezza , Dez , Deez , Deech and Decz ) is present in 84 countries worldwide. The family name "Dec " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Detz " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Brazil , and small number of people in the Netherlands. "Decz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dario Dec, Tanja Dec, Ana Dec, Saša Dec, Mario Dec, Ivan Dec, Jozefina Dec, Petar Dec, Josip Dec, Anica Dec, Željko Dec, Nada Dec, Vlatko Dec, Mia Dec, Katalin Dec, Antun Dec, Cecilija Dec, Katarina Dec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1932 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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