Surname Čerek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čerek families are mainly Croats (from Ivanic-Grad ), less frequently Serbs (from Podrinje (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Brod area) and in Ivanic-Grad.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Čerek live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Ivanic-Grad (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Kraljevica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čerek (including: Cerek , Cherek , Chereck , Cherekh , Ciereck , Cereck , Chierek , Chereek , Cierek and Czerek ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. "Cherek " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 400 in Poland , and small number of people in Sweden. "Chereck " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Cereck " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milica Čerek, Tomislav Čerek, Bogdan Čerek, Drago Čerek, Jela Čerek, Vlado Čerek, Marin Čerek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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