In Croatia, Markek families are Croats (from Djurdjevac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Virovitica.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Markek live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Karane (15), Zagreb (10), Koprivnica (<10), Virovitica (<10), and in Graberje Ivanicko (<5).