In Croatia, Kovalek families are generally Croats (from Zlatar area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Garesnica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Kovalek live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only five Croatian places: in Podbrdje in Kutina area (<10), Konjscina in Zlatar area (<5), Kutina (<5), Jertovec in Zlatar area (<5), and in Velika Brsljanica (<5).
