Surname Panek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Panek families are Croats (from Sisak area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Sisak.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Panek live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Slavonski Brod (<10), Tisina Kaptolska in Sisak area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Panek (including: Pánek , Pannek , Panec , Panechko , Panechou , Panneck , Panech , Paneck and Panecha ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. The family name "Panek " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 5000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Czech Republic. "Paneck " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pannek " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 70 in the United States , and some 50 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Panek, Ljiljana Panek, Paul Panek, Jaga Panek, Ivan Panek, Štefica Panek, Milan Panek, Marina Panek, Jelena Panek, Marica Panek, Dragica Panek, Tomislav Panek, Luka Panek, Valentina Panek, Ana Panek, Kata Panek, Marija Panek, Marko Panek, Matej Panek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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