Surname Pečak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pečak families are Croats (from Krizevci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vrbovec.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pečak 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 two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Krizevci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pečak (including: Pecak , Peciak , Pechak , Peczak , Pezzack , Pechnyak , Petschack , Pechinak , Pechack and Petschka ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Pecak " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Czech Republic. "Pechak " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 80 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Pechack " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krunoslav Pečak, Eduard Pečak, Višnja Pečak, Franjo Pečak, Tamara Pečak, Stjepan Pečak, Ankica Pečak, Marija Pečak, Ana Pečak, Bara Pečak, Margareta Pečak, Marica Pečak, Milka Pečak, Veronika Pečak

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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