Surname Melec in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Melec live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Velika Trnovitica in Garesnica area (10), Sesvete (<10), Garesnica (<5), Kostanjevac in Cazma area (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Melec (including: Melez , Meletz , Melech , Melecchi , Melezh , Melecci , Mellec , Melliez and Mellech ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Melez " is used by some 600 people in Turkey , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil. "Melecci " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Italy. "Melletz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Melec, Kristina Melec, Marijo Melec, Vinko Melec, Tomislav Melec, Ivan Melec, Slavko Melec, Branka Melec, Maša Melec, Marija Melec, Stjepan Melec, Mato Melec, Milka Melec, Mirjana Melec, Milan Melec, Petar Melec, Kata Melec, Josip Melec, Eva Melec

Mentions in sources

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

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