Surname Lilek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Lilek live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Ludbreg (15), Kapela Podravska in Ludbreg area (15), Prelog (15), and in Cakovec (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lilek (including: Lelek , Lilechi , Lilech , Lellek , Leleck , Lilliehk , Lileck , Lilliech and Lilleck ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Lilek " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 50 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Lileck " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Lilleck " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Lilek, Siniša Lilek, Miroslav Lilek, Dragutin Lilek, Dubravko Lilek, Mila Lilek, Josip Lilek, Vladimir Lilek, Jasenka Lilek, Mirjana Lilek, Aleksandra Lilek, Zoran Lilek, Stjepan Lilek, Marko Lilek, Saša Lilek, Krešimir Lilek, Zlatko Lilek, Marica Lilek, Vera Lilek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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