Surname Ferek in modern Croatia

Ferek families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Ferek live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rinkovec in Lepoglava area (15), Velika Gorica (<10), Zlatar (<10), and in Mace in Zlatar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ferek (including: Ferec , Ferrec , Ferekh , Fereck and Ferech ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Ferek " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 100 in Turkey , and some 100 people in the United States. "Fereck " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Ferrec " is used by some 300 people in France and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Ferek, Daniela Ferek, Božidar Ferek, Slavko Ferek, Mavro Ferek, Tihana Ferek, Slavica Ferek, Marko Ferek, Dragutin Ferek, Mladen Ferek, Jasminka Ferek, Goran Ferek, Krešo Ferek, Sandra Ferek, Snježana Ferek, Đurđica Ferek, Andrea Ferek, Nikolina Ferek, Martina Ferek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1693 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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