Halambek families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Oroslavje area. In places Vadina and Žejinci in Oroslavje area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Halambek.
Prevalence
About 300 people with faimily name Halambek live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 310 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Veliko Trgovisce in Zabok area (60), Zagreb (60), Luka in Oroslavje area (45), Domahovo in Zabok area (15), and in Popovaca in Kutina area (10).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Austria (1), and to France (1). Family name Halambek is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Halambek " is used by few people in the United States. "Halambeck " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.
