Surname Lukavec in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Lukavec live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and two other places, mostly in Cepin in Osijek area (20), Osijek (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Antunovac in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lukavec (including: Luchavez , Lukawecz , Lukawec and Lukawetz ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Lukavec " is used by some 200 people in Czech Republic and small number in the United States. "Lukawecz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ladislav Lukavec, Dejan Lukavec, Branka Lukavec, Danijel Lukavec, Miroslav Lukavec, Dragomir Lukavec, Lada Lukavec, Stjepan Lukavec, Ruben Lukavec, Tomislav Lukavec, Ankica Lukavec, Zorica Lukavec, Stanislav Lukavec, Danica Lukavec, Hrvoje Lukavec, David Lukavec, Matej Lukavec, Sara Lukavec, Benjamin Lukavec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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