Surname Stanek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Stanek families are almost entirely Croats (from Varazdin ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Stanek 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 located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Varazdin (<10), Vukovar (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), and in Gornji Kucan (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Stanek (including: Stannek , Staneck , Stanec , Staneci , Sztanek , Stánec , Stanneck and Stanech ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Stanek " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 10000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Czech Republic. "Staneck " is used by some 200 people in Senegal , about 200 in Brazil , and some 70 people in the United States. "Stanec " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Josip Stanek, Nadica Stanek, Božena Stanek, Ivan Stanek, Rajko Stanek, Danijel Stanek, Slavko Stanek, Ivana Stanek, Vladimir Stanek, Marjan Stanek, Radomir Stanek, Krešimir Stanek, Miroslav Stanek, Terezija Stanek, Željko Stanek, Mario Stanek, Klemen Stanek, Marina Stanek, Marijana Stanek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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