Surname Popek in modern Croatia

Popek families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Popek live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Jakovlje in Zapresic area (20), Satnica Djakovacka in Djakovo area (10), Celije in Vukovar area (<10), and in Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Popek (including: Poppek , Popeck , Popec and Poppeck ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Popek " is used by some 4000 people in Poland , about 900 in the United States , and some 400 people in Czech Republic. "Poppek " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Popeck " is used by some 300 people in the United States and small number in Jordan.

Characteristic first names

Vanja Popek, Siniša Popek, Vesna Popek, Anđelko Popek, Marijan Popek, Tomislav Popek, Francika Popek, Srečko Popek, Dino Popek, Hrvoje Popek, Monika Popek, Ivan Popek, Božena Popek, Mladen Popek, Andreja Popek, Josip Popek, Renata Popek, Jadranka Popek, Ankica Popek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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