Ljubek families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. According to some sources they are from Mihovljana. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area.
Prevalence
About 290 people with faimily name Ljubek live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Vidovec in Varazdin area (45), Mihovljan in Krapina area (35), Varazdin (25), and in Nedeljanec in Varazdin area (20).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ljubek (including: Ljubec , Lyubek and Liubec ) is present in 14 countries on two continents. "Ljubec " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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.