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Surname Starek in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Starek families are generally Croats (from Lepoglava area ), very rarely Czechs (from Daruvar ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Lepoglava area.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Starek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Bednja in Lepoglava area (10), Bjelovar (<10), Zagreb (<10), Sracinec in Varazdin area (<10), and in Daruvar (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Starek (including: Starec , Stárek and Stareck ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Starek " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 600 people in the United States. "Stareck " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Igor Starek,
Dalibor Starek,
Siniša Starek,
Željko Starek,
Davor Starek,
Mladen Starek,
Mario Starek,
Marijan Starek,
Josip Starek,
Marinko Starek,
Stjepan Starek,
Njegovan Starek,
Zdravko Starek,
Ruža Starek,
Dragec Starek,
Narčiza Starek,
Nada Starek,
Milan Starek,
Slavica Starek
