Surname Djekić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Djekić families are predominantly Croats (from Slatina area ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Montenegrins (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Samac area).

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Djekić live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Bokane in Slatina area (15), Gracac in Knin area (<10), Dugo Selo (<10), Postira on the Island of Brac (<5), and in Mikleus in Orahovica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Djekić (including: Djekic , Djekich and Diekich ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Djekic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Denmark. "Djekich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Djekić, Zdravko Djekić, Veronika Djekić, Petar Djekić, Milan Djekić, Marica Djekić, Mitar Djekić, Damir Djekić, Kata Djekić, Siniša Djekić, Svetozar Djekić, Tanja Djekić, Marijana Djekić, Alma Djekić, Mirzet Djekić, Borislav Djekić, Evica Djekić, Kostatin Djekić, Mika Djekić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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