Surname Hekić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hekić families are generally Croats (from Pazin area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin and Pula.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Hekić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Sveti Petar u Sumi in Pazin area (35), Pazin (<10), Zagreb (<10), Pula (<10), and in Kukurini in Pazin area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hekić (including: Hechiche , Hekic , Chekich and Hechich ) is present in 11 countries on four continents.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Hekić, Ksenija Hekić, Đani Hekić, Liljana Hekić, Stjepan Hekić, Mariza Hekić, Valter Hekić, Roberta Hekić, Rasim Hekić, Stanko Hekić, Kristina Hekić, Suzana Hekić, Rosanda Hekić, Ljubinko Hekić, Nataša Hekić, Marko Hekić, Ranko Hekić, Alma Hekić, Barbara Hekić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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