Surname Dudek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dudek families are almost entirely Croats (from Ludbreg area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci and in Cakovec area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Dudek live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Krizevci (<10), Cakovec (<10), Ivanja Reka (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Ludbreg (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dudek (including: Dudeck , Duddeck , Duddek , Dudecz and Dudhec ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Dudek " is used by some 70000 people in Poland , about 10000 in the United States , and some 6000 people in Germany. "Dudeck " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Duddek " is used by some 300 people in Germany , small number in Russian Federation , and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Dudek, Ivica Dudek, Zvonimira Dudek, Palina Dudek, Zlatko Dudek, Franjo Dudek, Marko Dudek, Tihomir Dudek, Josip Dudek, Darko Dudek, Marija Dudek, Anka Dudek, Ivan Dudek, Stjepan Dudek, Stanislav Dudek, Daniela Dudek, Kristina Dudek, Katarina Dudek, Štefica Dudek

Mentions in sources

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

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