Surname Koprek in modern Croatia

Koprek families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area. In Seketin in Varazdin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Koprek.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Koprek live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Beretinec in Varazdin area (30), Zagreb (30), Turcin in Varazdin area (25), Varazdin (25), and in Koprivnica (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Koprek (including: Koperek , Koperec , Koprec and Kopreck ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Koprek " is used by some 300 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Germany. "Kopreck " is used by few people in the United States. "Koperek " is used by some 800 people in Poland , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Damir Koprek, Ivan Koprek, Mladen Koprek, Katica Koprek, Domagoj Koprek, Zoran Koprek, Dejan Koprek, Juraj Koprek, Danijela Koprek, Goran Koprek, Dubravko Koprek, Jasminka Koprek, Tomislav Koprek, Martina Koprek, Vibor Koprek, Miljenko Koprek, Tatjana Koprek, Miroslav Koprek, Snježana Koprek

Mentions in sources

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

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