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Surname Piljek in modern Croatia
Piljek families are Croats and they are mostly from Zabok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok area and in Zagreb. In places Ciglenica Zagorska and Štrucljevo in Zabok area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Piljek.
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Prevalence
About 390 people with faimily name Piljek live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Ciglenica Zagorska in Zabok area (95), Zagreb (80), Strucljevo in Zabok area (25), Zabok (20), and in Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (15).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Piljek is present in 8 countries on four continents. "Pilieci " is used by some 90 people in Canada , about 60 in Italy , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Divna Piljek,
Franjo Piljek,
Denis Piljek,
Ivan Piljek,
Branko Piljek,
Zvonko Piljek,
Tajana Piljek,
Ivica Piljek,
Vladimir Piljek,
Mladen Piljek,
Jasminka Piljek,
Andrija Piljek,
Ivana Piljek,
Dubravko Piljek,
Milan Piljek,
Nikola Piljek,
Robert Piljek,
Sonja Piljek,
Đurđica Piljek
