Surname Germek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Germek families are generally Croats (from Cakovec area ), rarely Slovenes (from Opatija ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Germek live in Croatia today, in 7 households.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Rijeka (<5), Kostrena in Bakr area (<5), in Macinec (<5) and Pretetinec (<5) in Cakovec area, and in Opatija (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Germek (including: Görmek , Ghermec and Germeck ) is present in 17 countries on three continents. The family name "Germek " is used by some 200 people in Brazil , about 100 in the United States , and some 80 people in Moldova.

Characteristic first names

David Germek, Zoran Germek, Elizabeta Germek, Mirela Germek, Dario Germek, Josip Germek, Zvonko Germek, Boris Germek, Silvija Germek, Kristina Germek, Angela Germek, Branimir Germek, Adelhajda Germek, Karl Germek, Nevenka Germek, Jadranka Germek, Branko Germek, Mario Germek, Elena Germek

Mentions in sources

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

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