Surname Mihalek in modern Croatia

Mihalek families are Croats and they are mostly from Nasice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice area and in Zagreb. In Klokočevci in Nasice area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Mihalek.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Mihalek live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Nasice (<10), Orahovica (<10), Zagreb (<10), Jezevo in Dugo Selo area (<10), and in Dubovac in Nova Gradiska area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mihalek (including: Michálek , Michalec , Michalek , Mihalec , Mihalecz , Michalech , Michallek , Mihalech and Michalecz ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Mihalek " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 100 in Slovakia , and some 70 people in Hungary. "Michalek " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Czech Republic. "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.

Characteristic first names

Josip Mihalek, Antun Mihalek, Darko Mihalek, Margareta Mihalek, Zlatko Mihalek, Božidar Mihalek, Vladimir Mihalek, Siniša Mihalek, Nada Mihalek, Ernest Mihalek, Zvonko Mihalek, Željko Mihalek, Josipa Mihalek, Nenad Mihalek, Ljubica Mihalek, Ernst Mihalek, Zoran Mihalek, Gordana Mihalek, Aleksandar Mihalek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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