Surname Makovec in modern Croatia

Makovec families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Ivanec area. In Bikovec in Ivanec area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Makovec.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Makovec live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Cakovec (30), Varazdin (20), Zagreb (20), Bikovec in Ivanec area (15), and in Zasadbreg in Cakovec area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Germany (1).
Family name Makovec (including: Machovec , Mahkovec , Machkovech , Makovetz , Machowetz , Makowetz and Makovecz ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Makovec " is used by some 600 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Austria. "Makovetz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Mahkovec " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Makovec, Nikolina Makovec, Stjepan Makovec, Vesna Makovec, Stanislav Makovec, Franjo Makovec, Branka Makovec, Ildiko Makovec, Tomislav Makovec, Snježana Makovec, Davor Makovec, Hermina Makovec, Marijan Makovec, Milica Makovec, Darko Makovec, Renata Makovec, Andreja Makovec, Natalija Makovec, Katica Makovec

Mentions in sources

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

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