Surname Javurek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Javurek families are almost entirely Croats (from Bjelovar ), very rarely Czechs (from Cazma area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Javurek live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Bjelovar (10), Hercegovac in Garesnica area (<10), Gudovac (<5), and in Rovinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Javurek (including: Yavurek , Jawurek ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Javurek " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Ivor Javurek, Tibor Javurek, Marijan Javurek, Andrijana Javurek, Zoran Javurek, Silvana Javurek, Ivan Javurek, Kata Javurek, Mihaela Javurek, Vjekoslav Javurek, Tihomir Javurek, Anka Javurek, Marija Javurek, Ivana Javurek, Sanja Javurek, Jasna Javurek, Hrvoje Javurek, Zdenko Javurek, Katica Javurek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories