Surname Videk in modern Croatia

Videk families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Lepoglava area.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Videk live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (90), Zagreb (70), Zapresic (15), Spickovina (10), and in Sisak (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Videk (including: Videc , Videche , Videchak and Widek ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. "Videc " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Videche " is used by small number of people in Guatemala and small number in the United States. "Widek " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Videk, Zvonko Videk, Neno Videk, Nevenka Videk, Tomislav Videk, Jasna Videk, Klaudija Videk, Juraj Videk, Blanša Videk, Zlatko Videk, Mario Videk, Željko Videk, Srećko Videk, Branko Videk, Davor Videk, Nadica Videk, Zvonimir Videk, Žarko Videk, Damir Videk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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