Surname Vinek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vinek families are almost entirely Croats (from Dugo Selo area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Dugo Selo.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Vinek live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Dugo Selo (<10), Sesvete (<10), Zagreb (<5), Stancic in Dugo Selo area (<5), and in Prozorje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vinek (including: Winek , Wineck , Winnek , Wiernek and Vineck ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. "Vineck " is used by few people in the United States. "Winek " is used by some 700 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Wineck " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andreja Vinek, Reno Vinek, Vesna Vinek, Valentino Vinek, Leonora Vinek, Stjepan Vinek, Bojan Vinek, Dalibor Vinek, Ksenija Vinek, Katarina Vinek, Emina Vinek, Vlado Vinek, Zdravko Vinek, Zvonimir Vinek, Velimir Vinek, Ana Vinek, Zlatko Vinek, Milka Vinek, Ružica Vinek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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