Surname Valec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Valec families are Croats (from Zabok ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Valec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Lug Zabocki (15), Zabok (<10), Zagreb (<10), Spiranec (<10), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Valec (including: Vallez , Valez , Valezzi , Valechha , Valech , Valecchi , Valecci , Valecz and Valeccha ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. "Valez " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in France , and some 200 people in Mexico. "Valecz " is used by few people in the United States. "Valech " is used by some 200 people in Chile and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Valec, Miljenko Valec, Lidija Valec, Đurđica Valec, Rino Valec, Željko Valec, Renata Valec, Danko Valec, Leon Valec, Rudolf Valec, Marko Valec, Ljerka Valec, Damir Valec, Matej Valec, Dunja Valec, Stjepan Valec, Nevenka Valec, Sanja Valec, Štefanija Valec

Mentions in sources

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

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