Surname Mihalec in modern Croatia

Mihalec families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Prelog area , rarely Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Prelog area and in Cakovec.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Mihalec live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Dekanovec in Prelog area (15), Djelekovec in Koprivnica area (15), Belica in Cakovec area (10), and in Koprivnica (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mihalec (including: Michalec , Michaletz , Mihalecz , Michalech and Mihalech ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Mihalec " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 60 in Slovakia , and small number of people in Argentina , small number of people in Australia. "Michaletz " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Austria. "Mihalecz " is used by some 200 people in Hungary and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Mihalec, Dragutin Mihalec, Sebastijan Mihalec, Ljiljana Mihalec, Vladimir Mihalec, Ivana Mihalec, Ivica Mihalec, Stjepan Mihalec, Marija Mihalec, Kristina Mihalec, Antun Mihalec, Aida Mihalec, Nikola Mihalec, Smiljana Mihalec, Tomo Mihalec, Stanislav Mihalec, Damir Mihalec, Josip Mihalec, Silvana Mihalec

Mentions in sources

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

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