Surname Sitek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sitek families are generally Croats (from Djurdjevac 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 Bjelovar and in Djurdjevac area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Sitek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 8 other places, mostly in Podravske Sesvete in Djurdjevac area (30), Bjelovar (15), Zagreb (<10), Antunovac in Osijek area (<5), and in Zabjak in Bjelovar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sitek (including: Sytek , Sittek , Sítek , Sitheeq , Sitheek , Szytec , Sieteck and Sietek ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Sitek " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 200 people in Czech Republic. "Sietek " is used by few people in the United States. "Sieteck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Sitek, Damir Sitek, Mladen Sitek, Franjo Sitek, Višnja Sitek, Krunoslav Sitek, Marina Sitek, Anita Sitek, Dragutin Sitek, Branka Sitek, Dražen Sitek, Zdenka Sitek, Željko Sitek, Jasna Sitek, Zdenko Sitek, Tanja Sitek, Marijana Sitek, Herwig Sitek, Antun Sitek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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