Surname Velzek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Velzek families are predominantly Croats (from Slatina area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Velzek live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Velzek is present in this form only in Croatia.

Characteristic first names

Ante Velzek, Marko Velzek, Eugenia Velzek, Renata Velzek, Đuro Velzek, Danica Velzek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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