Surname Landek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Landek families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Landek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Slavonski Brod (15), Reka (<10), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), and in Podvinje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Landek (including: Landeck , Landeche , Landecho and Landdeck ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Landek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Landeck " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and small number of people in Egypt. "Landdeck " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in the Philippines.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Landek, Darko Landek, Goran Landek, Gordana Landek, Željko Landek, Damir Landek, Suzana Landek, Milan Landek, Marija Landek, Željka Landek, Ivanka Landek, Dražen Landek, Stjepan Landek, Vedrana Landek, Kristina Landek, Miroslav Landek, Mario Landek, Marica Landek, Ana Landek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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