Surname Črnek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Črnek live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Vinarec in Krizevci area (<10), Sesvete (<5), Sveti Petar Orehovec in Krizevci area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Krizevci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Črnek (including: Czernek , Crnek , Cernek , Cernec , Chernek , Crnec , Cerneck , Crneck , Csernek and Tschernek ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Crnek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cernek " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Austria. "Chernek " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Hong Kong.

Characteristic first names

Marina Črnek, Ivan Črnek, Zdravko Črnek, Ana Črnek, Barica Črnek, Mirjana Črnek, Dragutin Črnek, Ivica Črnek, Jasmina Črnek, Elizabeta Črnek, Marica Črnek, Mato Črnek, Ivka Črnek, Dragica Črnek, Valek Črnek, Katica Črnek, Stjepan Črnek, Brankica Črnek, Ivana Črnek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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