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Surname Rodek in modern Croatia
Rodek families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava and Varazdin. In Kamenica in Lepoglava every sixth inhabitant had the family name Rodek.
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Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Rodek live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Kotoriba in Prelog area (30), Kamenica (15), Varazdin (10), Cakovec (<10), and in Osekovo in Kutina area (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Rodek (including: Rodeck , Hrodek , Herodek , Rodec , Rodechko and Rodechev ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. "Rodeck " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Canada. "Rodec " is used by few people in the United States. "Rodechko " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Miljenko Rodek,
Zorislav Rodek,
Jelena Rodek,
Tomo Rodek,
Marija Rodek,
Želimir Rodek,
Stjepan Rodek,
Robert Rodek,
Branka Rodek,
Mladen Rodek,
Marijan Rodek,
Bernardica Rodek,
Nenad Rodek,
Matija Rodek,
Zlatko Rodek,
Josip Rodek,
Kristijan Rodek,
Anton Rodek,
Snježana Rodek
