Surname Milek in modern Croatia

Milek families are Croats and they are mostly from Donja Stubica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Donja Stubica. In Milekovo Selo in Donja Stubica every fourth inhabitant had the family name Milek.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Milek live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Daruvar (15), Milekovo Selo (15), Koprivnica (10), and in Donja Stubica (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Milek (including: Melek , Milec , Milech , Millek , Mileck , Milleck , Mileci , Mihlek and Mielek ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. The family name "Milek " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 1000 in Brazil , and some 600 people in the United States. "Mileck " is used by some 60 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Millek " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Vida Milek, Marko Milek, Vilko Milek, Božica Milek, Tatjana Milek, Boris Milek, Josip Milek, Đurđa Milek, Dubravka Milek, Kristian Milek, Renata Milek, Štefanija Milek, Mario Milek, Mirjana Milek, Tihomir Milek, Martina Milek, Mirko Milek, Ivica Milek, Marica Milek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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