Surname Hečko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hečko families are predominantly Croats (from Valpovo ), rarely Hungarians (from Porec ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Backa, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hečko live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Valpovo (<10), Porec (<5), and in Ladimirevci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hečko (including: Hecko , Chechko , Heczko , Checko , Hechko , Hetschko , Checheko , Chiecko , Hecsko and Chlechko ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Hecko " is used by some 1000 people in Slovakia , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 200 people in the United States. "Hechko " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Heczko " is used by some 800 people in Czech Republic , about 400 in Poland , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Klara Hečko, Ervin Hečko, Davor Hečko, Milojka Hečko, Maja Hečko, Josip Hečko, Marta Hečko, Dušanka Hečko, Radovan Hečko, Stella Hečko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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