Surname Kurek in modern Croatia

Kurek families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Lepoglava area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Kurek live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (45), Ivanec Bistranski (<10), Sesvete (<10), and in Seget (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurek (including: Kurec , Kurreck , Kurechko , Kureck , Kurrek , Curek , Kureci , Kurechi and Kurechka ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Kurek " is used by some 30000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Germany. "Kureck " is used by small number of people in Brazil , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Kurrek " is used by some 50 people in Poland , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Kurek, Bernhard Kurek, Roberto Kurek, Danijel Kurek, Josip Kurek, Lajde Kurek, Tanja Kurek, Mladen Kurek, Helena Kurek, Ivan Kurek, Marko Kurek, Juraj Kurek, Ankica Kurek, Irena Kurek, Brankica Kurek, Ivana Kurek, Kristina Kurek, Andrea Kurek, Nediljka Kurek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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