Surname Prek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Prek families are Croats (from Dugo Selo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Prek live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Zagreb (<5), Jalsevec Nartski in Dugo Selo area (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Prek (including: Perek , Precht , Preci , Prech , Prec , Precci , Precz , Preck and Preek ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Prek " is used by some 100 people in Cambodia , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States. "Perek " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 1000 in Turkey , and some 100 people in the United States. "Precht " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 900 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Marica Prek, Matjaž Prek, Miro Prek, Željko Prek, Gordana Prek, Stanko Prek, Davor Prek, Zoran Prek, Ivana Prek, Robert Prek, Iva Prek, Alojzij Prek, Antica Prek, Djoni Prek, Marjeta Prek, Saša Prek, Zdenka Prek

Mentions in sources

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

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