Surname Vranek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Vranek live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (20), Pula (15), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), and in Oborovo in Dugo Selo area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vranek (including: Vránek , Wranek and Vranec ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Vranek " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 80 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Germany. "Vránek " is used by some 500 people in Czech Republic , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Wranek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Vranek, Željka Vranek, Sanja Vranek, Ivan Vranek, Josip Vranek, Damir Vranek, Terezija Vranek, Antun Vranek, Alide Vranek, Alojzija Vranek, Srđan Vranek, Mirjana Vranek, Boris Vranek, Irena Vranek, Hrvoje Vranek, Andrija Vranek, Jadranka Vranek, Stjepan Vranek, Darko Vranek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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