Surname Molek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Molek families are Croats (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Delnice area and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Molek live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Ivanja Reka (<5), Mavrinci in Rijeka area (<5), Lokve in Delnice area (<5), and in Banfi in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Molek (including: Molleck , Molec , Mollek , Molliek , Moleck , Molechat and Molecz ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Molek " is used by some 700 people in Poland , about 400 in Indonesia , and some 400 people in the United States. "Moleck " is used by few people in the United States. "Molleck " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešo Molek, Igor Molek, Ivana Molek, Josip Molek, Janez Molek, Ivan Molek, Zlatko Molek, Dragica Molek, Petar Molek, Ankica Molek, Rudolf Molek, Anka Molek, Mirjana Molek, Alojz Molek, Dejvi Molek, Marija Molek, Nelida Molek, Frančišek Molek, Saša Molek

Mentions in sources

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

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