Surname Herek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Herek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Gradec in Vrbovec area (10), Gorjakovo (10), Garesnica (<10), and in Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Herek (including: Cherek , Herec , Hereck , Chereck , Cherekh , Herechuk , Herreck , Herech and Herrech ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Herek " is used by some 500 people in Turkey , about 400 in Brazil , and some 300 people in the United States. "Herec " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 90 in Czech Republic , and some 50 people in the United States. "Cherek " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 400 in Poland , and small number of people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Davor Herek, Sonja Herek, Dražen Herek, Zorica Herek, Ivica Herek, Ivan Herek, Sanda Herek, Mirna Herek, Tajana Herek, Zdravka Herek, Mladen Herek, Vlado Herek, Josip Herek, Karolina Herek, Velimir Herek, Ankica Herek, Franciska Herek, Đurđica Herek, Marijo Herek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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