Surname Urbanek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Urbanek families are almost entirely Croats (from Daruvar area ), barely Czechs (also from Daruvar area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Urbanek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Daruvar (<10), Orahovica (<10), Zadar (<10), Dezanovac in Daruvar area (<10), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Urbanek (including: Urbánek , Urbanec , Urbaneck , Hurbanek and Urbanneck ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Urbanek " is used by some 8000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Czech Republic. "Urbanec " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Slovakia. "Hurbanek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Natali Urbanek, Marijan Urbanek, Đuro Urbanek, Jurica Urbanek, Rudolf Urbanek, Ivan Urbanek, Velimir Urbanek, Svjetlana Urbanek, Berislav Urbanek, Stjepan Urbanek, Ljerka Urbanek, Krešimir Urbanek, Biserka Urbanek, Tihomir Urbanek, Kristijan Urbanek, Mirjana Urbanek, Josip Urbanek, Ivica Urbanek, Antun Urbanek

Mentions in sources

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

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