Surname Vizek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vizek families are predominantly Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), rarely Czechs (also from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Grubisno Polje.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Vizek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Virovitica (25), Daruvar (<10), Bjelovar (<5), and in Ivanovo Selo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vizek (including: Vízek , Vizec ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Vizek " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic. "Vízek " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic and about 70 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Vizek, Una Vizek, Bruno Vizek, Pavle Vizek, Ana Vizek, Antun Vizek, Miroslav Vizek, Martina Vizek, Zlatko Vizek, Željko Vizek, Zvonko Vizek, Sandra Vizek, Krešimir Vizek, Silvio Vizek, Marko Vizek, Jana Vizek, Tisa Vizek, Maruška Vizek, Darko Vizek

Mentions in sources

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

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