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Surname Čeko in modern Croatia
Čeko families are usually Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , rarely Serbs from Knin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area). In Dolac in Middle Bosnia every seventh inhabitant had the family name Čeko.
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Prevalence
About 370 people with faimily name Čeko live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 51 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Split (45), Sibenik (40), Knin (25), and in Kastel Kambelovac (20).
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Outside Croatia
At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), the United States (2), Austria (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Čeko (including: Ceko , Cseko , Checko , Cecko , Cheko , Ciecko , Cerko , Chieko , Ceeko and Czeko ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. "Cheko " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Checko " is used by some 400 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Cseko " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 200 in Brazil , and some 90 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ankica Čeko,
Ivan Čeko,
Siniša Čeko,
Nada Čeko,
Franko Čeko,
Stipo Čeko,
Slobodan Čeko,
Mario Čeko,
Drago Čeko,
Zdravko Čeko,
Petar Čeko,
Jozo Čeko,
Lovro Čeko,
Nenad Čeko,
Marinko Čeko,
Ines Čeko,
Ivo Čeko,
Ivica Čeko,
Branko Čeko
