Surname Risek in modern Croatia

Risek families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Varazdin. In Veternica in Lepoglava area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Risek.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Risek live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Veternica in Lepoglava area (45), Zagreb (45), Varazdin (35), Kuzminec in Krapina area (30), and in Cakovec (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Risek (including: Ryczek , Risheq , Rissech , Risech , Rieseck , Rhyshek , Ryseck , Rysek and Rissek ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Risek " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States. "Rieseck " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Rissek " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Risek, Renata Risek, Davor Risek, Igor Risek, Ivica Risek, Višnja Risek, Stjepan Risek, Sonja Risek, Gordan Risek, Mirko Risek, Jasminka Risek, Andreja Risek, Ivančica Risek, Nives Risek, Vjekoslav Risek, Mario Risek, Nataša Risek, Bernard Risek, Tamara Risek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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