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Surname Peček in modern Croatia
Peček families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Krapina. In places Goričanovec and Putkovec in Krapina area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Peček.
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Prevalence
About 560 people with faimily name Peček live in Croatia today, in 220 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 57 other places, mostly in Zagreb (95), Goricanovec in Krapina area (65), Ivanec (50), Grancari (30), and in Rijeka (25).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Peček (including: Pecek , Pechek , Petschek , Petschke , Petschenka , Pecsek , Pecherek , Pechenek , Pecheck and Peczek ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Pecek " is used by some 800 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in Slovakia , and some 200 people in the United States. "Pechek " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in Brazil. "Petschek " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Argentina , and small number of people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Robert Peček,
Dinko Peček,
Tomislav Peček,
Snježana Peček,
Milan Peček,
Ivan Peček,
Mario Peček,
Branko Peček,
Gorana Peček,
Željko Peček,
Dejan Peček,
Žarko Peček,
Blanka Peček,
Anica Peček,
Drago Peček,
Stjepan Peček,
Dragutin Peček,
Tea Peček,
Josip Peček
