Surname Skec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Skec families are almost entirely Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Djurdjevac area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Skec live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Grabrovnica in Djurdjevac area (15), Djurdjevac (10), Zagreb (<10), Klostar Podravski in Djurdjevac area (<10), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Skec (including: Sczech , Schech , Schez , Schetz , Schlez , Schwec , Schwez , Sciez and Scech ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. "Scech " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Sczech " is used by some 500 people in Germany and about 100 in the United States. "Schech " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Darko Skec, Damir Skec, Slavica Skec, Ivan Skec, Tihomir Skec, Željko Skec, Brankica Skec, Ankica Skec, Vlasta Skec, Vitomir Skec, Berislav Skec, Marijan Skec, Mirta Skec, Siniša Skec, Vesna Skec, Antun Skec, Dubravka Skec, Nadica Skec, Marin Skec

Mentions in sources

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

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