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Surname Polašek in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Polašek families are generally Croats (from Grubisno Polje area ), very rarely Czechs (from Bjelovar ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Polašek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Bjelovar (10), Sesvete (<10), Veliki Grdjevac in Grubisno Polje area (<5), and in Mlaka in Sveti Ivan Zelina area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Polašek (including: Polasek , Polaszek , Polaschek , Polashek and Pollasek ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Polasek " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 400 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Canada. "Polashek " is used by some 70 people in the United States and about 70 in Japan. "Polaschek " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Austria , and some 80 people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Ozren Polašek,
Denis Polašek,
Dražen Polašek,
Marijan Polašek,
Zdravko Polašek,
Dragutin Polašek,
Josip Polašek,
Karmela Polašek,
Anita Polašek,
Tomislav Polašek,
Dina Polašek,
Zoran Polašek,
Željko Polašek,
Elvira Polašek,
Karmenka Polašek,
Franjo Polašek,
Karlo Polašek,
Stjepan Polašek,
Zdenka Polašek