Surname Međimurec in modern Croatia

Međimurec families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Međimurec live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 46 other places, mostly in Donja Dubrava in Koprivnica area (40), Varazdin (25), Zagreb (20), Ludbreg (15), and in Dekanovec in Prelog area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Međimurec (including: Medimurec , Medjimurec and Megjimurec ) is present in three countries.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Međimurec, Dejan Međimurec, Valerija Međimurec, Danijel Međimurec, Nevenka Međimurec, Robert Međimurec, Tatjana Međimurec, Mirjana Međimurec, Dražen Međimurec, Mario Međimurec, Jasminka Međimurec, Štefica Međimurec, Višnja Međimurec, Nataša Međimurec, Slavko Međimurec, Stjepan Međimurec, Franjo Međimurec, Zlatko Međimurec, Božena Međimurec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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