Surname Valek in modern Croatia

Valek families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Pregrada area , rarely Czechs (from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pregrada. In Velika Gora in Pregrada every seventh inhabitant had the family name Valek.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Valek live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 280 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 23 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Gora Kosnicka in Pregrada area (20), Velika Gora (10), Podgorac in Nasice area (10), and in Zapresic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Valek (including: Valecha , Valec , Valech , Valeck , Valecci , Valekh , Valleck , Valechik and Valecz ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Valek " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 500 in Czech Republic , and some 90 people in Russian Federation. "Valeck " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Italy. "Valleck " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marina Valek, Ivan Valek, Martin Valek, Dragutin Valek, Iva Valek, Zdenko Valek, Ivanka Valek, Josip Valek, Dušanka Valek, Ladislav Valek, Željko Valek, Damir Valek, Tomislav Valek, Vesna Valek, Martina Valek, Manuela Valek, Miroslav Valek, Božidar Valek, Jožef Valek

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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