Surname Kreć in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kreć families are Croats (from Ivanec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kreć live in Croatia today, in 6 households.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 6 other places, mostly in Cestica in Ivanec area (<10), Sracinec in Varazdin area (<10), Krizovljan Radovecki in Ivanec area (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kreć (including: Krech , Kretsch , Krec , Kreck , Krecz , Kreeck , Kreci , Krecht , Krechl and Krezz ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. The family name "Krec " is used by some 100 people in Poland , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States. "Krech " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 800 in Germany , and some 100 people in Brazil. "Kretsch " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and small number of people in Austria , small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Kreć, Dušan Kreć, Zorislav Kreć, Slađana Kreć, Marta Kreć, Mirjana Kreć, Ana Kreć, Štefica Kreć, Samir Kreć, Danijela Kreć, Ljubica Kreć, Ivančica Kreć, Stjepan Kreć, Jelena Kreć, Miljenko Kreć, Kristina Kreć, Julika Kreć, Josip Kreć, Branko Kreć

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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