Surname Moravek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Moravek families are almost entirely Croats (from Garesnica area ), very rarely Czechs (from Grubisno Polje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Moravek live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Valpovo (<10), Velika Trnovitica in Garesnica area (<10), and in Radnovac (<10) and Jaksic (<5) in Pozega area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Moravek (including: Moravec , Morávek , Morawek , Moraweck , Moraveck , Morawec and Moravecz ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Moravek " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Germany. "Moraveck " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Morawek " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in Austria , and some 50 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenko Moravek, Davor Moravek, Ružica Moravek, Dalibor Moravek, Danijela Moravek, Josip Moravek, Stjepan Moravek, Tomislav Moravek, Zvonimir Moravek, Željka Moravek, Marija Moravek, Željko Moravek, Željkica Moravek, Anita Moravek, Vladimir Moravek, Pavel Moravek, Slavko Moravek, Ruže Moravek, Nada Moravek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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