Surname Godek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Godek live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (30), Peteranec in Koprivnica area (25), Zagreb (10), Koprivnicki Bregi in Koprivnica area (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Godek (including: Godec , Godeck , Godechot , Godechal , Ghodec and Ghodek ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Godek " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Turkey. "Godeck " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Mexico. "Ghodek " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krunoslav Godek, Berislav Godek, Josip Godek, Zdravko Godek, Renata Godek, Mladen Godek, Milijana Godek, Vlado Godek, Branko Godek, Mario Godek, Renato Godek, Ivo Godek, Kruno Godek, Ljubica Godek, Sanjin Godek, Vladimir Godek, Dragan Godek, Dragutin Godek, Ivica Godek

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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