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Surname Smolec in modern Croatia
Smolec families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrbovca. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Vrbovec. In Obrankovec in Ludbreg area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Smolec.
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Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Smolec live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Poljanski Lug (15), Bjelovar (10), Brcevec (10), and in Velika Gorica (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Smolec is present in 9 countries on two continents. "Smolez " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Mario Smolec,
Vladimir Smolec,
Ozren Smolec,
Zdravko Smolec,
Irena Smolec,
Danijela Smolec,
Dubravka Smolec,
Igor Smolec,
Kolinda Smolec,
Drago Smolec,
Ana Smolec,
Tomislav Smolec,
Ignacije Smolec,
Miljenko Smolec,
Željko Smolec,
Slađana Smolec,
Hrvoje Smolec,
Ivan Smolec,
Sanja Smolec
