Surname Kecko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kecko families are predominantly Croats (from Backa, Vojvodina ), rarely Ukrainians (from Pleternica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kecko live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Vocin in Slatina area (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Noskovacka Dubrava in Slatina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kecko (including: Chechko , Checko , Kechko , Cecko , Ciecko , Kezhko , Chiecko , Ketzko and Kezko ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Kecko " is used by some 50 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Ketzko " is used by few people in the United States. "Checko " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Damir Kecko, Aleksandar Kecko, Milena Kecko, Ivica Kecko, Katarina Kecko, Nadica Kecko, Stjepan Kecko, Ivan Kecko, Tanja Kecko, Marija Kecko, Lidija Kecko, Aleksije Kecko, Manda Kecko, Lukas Kecko, Marta Kecko, Antonio Kecko, Magdalena Kecko, Adam Kecko

Mentions in sources

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

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