Surname Krečak in modern Croatia

Krečak families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis. According to some sources they are from Dubrovnik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Drnis.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Krečak live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Sibenik (100), Radonic (15), Dubrovnik (15), Brodarica (10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (1), the United States (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Krečak (including: Krecak , Kretschmar , Krechak , Kretschman , Kreciak and Krechňák ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Krecak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kreciak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kretschmar " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 80 people in Chile.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Krečak, Željko Krečak, Zvonko Krečak, Ojdana Krečak, Josip Krečak, Krešimir Krečak, Mladen Krečak, Krešo Krečak, Damir Krečak, Dario Krečak, Blaž Krečak, Marija Krečak, Mare Krečak, Nediljka Krečak, Jelka Krečak, Melita Krečak, Katija Krečak, Đuro Krečak, Vide Krečak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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