Surname Čeček in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čeček families are Croats (from Oroslavje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Čeček live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<5) and Stubicke Toplice in Oroslavje area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čeček (including: Chechek , Cecek , Checiek , Cieciek , Ciecek , Chiecsek and Tschetschel ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. "Ciecek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Checiek " is used by some 50 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Cieciek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jelena Čeček, Đurđica Čeček, Srečko Čeček, Elvira Čeček, Krešimir Čeček, Marija Čeček, Srećko Čeček, Đurđa Čeček

Mentions in sources

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

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