Surname Hecker in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hecker families are Croats (from Prelog ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and Prelog.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hecker live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Rabac (<5), and in Sveta Marija na Krasu (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hecker (including: Checker , Häcker , Höcker and Thecker ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Hecker " is used by some 9000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Argentina. "Thecker " is used by few people in the United States. "Checker " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Viet Nam.

Characteristic first names

Sonja Hecker, Ankica Hecker, Alan Hecker, Željko Hecker, Ivan Hecker, Sava Hecker, Jelena Hecker, Vjekoslav Hecker, Werner Hecker, Angelina Hecker, Karin Hecker, Saša Hecker, Lenka Hecker, Petar Hecker, Johan Hecker, Kata Hecker

Mentions in sources

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

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