Surname Mihec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mihec families are Croats (from Crikvenica ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Mihec live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Crikvenica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mihec (including: Michalec , Michez , Michulec , Michvech and Michelec ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Michalec " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Czech Republic. "Michvech " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Michelec " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Duško Mihec, Luka Mihec, Valerija Mihec, Ana Mihec, Ankica Mihec, Ivan Mihec, Ljubica Mihec, Petar Mihec, Sonja Mihec, Stjepan Mihec

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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