Surname Slavik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Slavik families are predominantly Croats (from Vrbovec area ), very rarely Czechs (also from Vrbovec area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zavidovici area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Slavik live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Varazdin (<10), Dubrava in Vrbovec area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Glina (<5), and in Ludbreg (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Slavik (including: Slavík , Slavich , Slawik , Slavick , Slavic , Slavici , Szlavik , Slawick and Slaviek ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Slavik " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 500 people in Germany. "Slavick " is used by some 600 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Ecuador. "Slawik " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 700 in Poland , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stanislav Slavik, Anita Slavik, Ksenija Slavik, Eduard Slavik, Josip Slavik, Pero Slavik, Alen Slavik, Miroslav Slavik, Danijel Slavik, Franjo Slavik, Vladimir Slavik, Darinka Slavik, Leon Slavik, Leo Slavik, Željko Slavik, Sandra Slavik, Jadranka Slavik, Ernesta Slavik, Vjekoslav Slavik

Mentions in sources

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

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