Surname Elek in modern Croatia

Elek families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Sinj.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Elek live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and four other places, mostly in Otok in Sinj area (65), Split (25), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (1), Canada (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Elek (including: Elechi , Elec , Ellek , Elleck , Eleck , Elechko , Elech , Elecho and Elhec ) is present in 91 countries worldwide. The family name "Elek " is used by some 5000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in Indonesia , and some 700 people in the United States. "Eleck " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Ellek " is used by some 200 people in Turkey , about 100 in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branimir Elek, Miroslav Elek, Ksenija Elek, Paula Elek, Luka Elek, Marija Elek, Marijo Elek, Milan Elek, Miranda Elek, Daria Elek, Christian Elek, Silvija Elek, Lena Elek, Marko Elek, Ivanka Elek, Ljubomir Elek, Dražan Elek, Zdenka Elek, Nina Elek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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