Surname Kencek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kencek families are Croats (from Sveti Ivan Zelina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kencek live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Zagreb (15), Ivanja Reka (<5), and in Hudovo in Sveti Ivan Zelina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kencek (including: Kencec , Cencek and Kenzek ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. "Kenzek " is used by few people in the United States. "Kencec " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cencek " is used by some 50 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Kencek, Nevenka Kencek, Ljiljana Kencek, Krunoslav Kencek, Renata Kencek, Katica Kencek, Nataša Kencek, Veronika Kencek, Zlatko Kencek, Ivica Kencek, Filip Kencek, Josip Kencek, Ana Kencek, Kata Kencek, Stjepan Kencek, Marica Kencek, Vjekoslav Kencek, Tomislav Kencek, Katarina Kencek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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