Surname Džekić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Džekić families are Bosniaks by relative majority (from Labin area ), rarely Croats (also from Labin area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Gradacac area) and in Labin area. In Nova Kasaba in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Džekić.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Džekić live in Croatia today, in 12 households.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and four other places, mostly in Labin (10), Zagreb (<10), Blaskovici in Labin area (<10), Split (<5), and in Solin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Džekić (including: Djekic , Decas , Dechick , Dzhekich , Dekich , Dzekic , Djekich and Dekic ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. "Dekic " is used by small number of people in Austria , small number in Poland , and small number in the United States. "Djekic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Denmark. "Dekich " is used by some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Senad Džekić, Nirvana Džekić, Emin Džekić, Ivlin Džekić, Nihad Džekić, Nenad Džekić, Zlata Džekić, Ramiz Džekić, Nastasija Džekić, Elvis Džekić, Jasmin Džekić, Mehmed Džekić, Kemal Džekić, Hata Džekić, Kemija Džekić, Arijana Džekić, Adnan Džekić, Ajiša Džekić, Dubravka Džekić

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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