Surname Godec in modern Croatia

Godec families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area , less frequently Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Oroslavje area.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Godec live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Sesvete (20), Dugo Selo (<10), Tribalj in Novi Vinodolski area (<10), and in Novaki Bistranski in Oroslavje area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Godec (including: Godez , Godetz , Ghodec and Godecz ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Godec " is used by some 800 people in France , about 700 in the United States , and some 100 people in Argentina. "Godez " is used by some 200 people in the Philippines , about 100 in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States. "Godecz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Denko Godec, Zdenko Godec, Damir Godec, Janko Godec, Dubravka Godec, Marijo Godec, Zora Godec, Tomica Godec, Robert Godec, Denis Godec, Željka Godec, Petra Godec, Gordan Godec, Ranka Godec, Vlasta Godec, Branko Godec, Saša Godec, Krunoslav Godec, Franjo Godec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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